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Railway
Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.
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banner signal
Transportation; Railway
White disc with a black band repeating semaphore positions with block signalling systems.
total adhesion
Transportation; Railway
Defines the traction units that have all their driving axles.
detach
Transportation; Railway
A car or wagon is said to be for detaching when it needs to be removed from its train set due to a major fault (hot box, faulty brakes, and so on), meaning that it cannot continue its journey. ...
bicycle van
Transportation; Railway
Vans used between 1900 and WWI fitted with racks for transporting bicycles, following the sudden popularity in cycling amongst the public.
track car
Transportation; Railway
Motor-driven railway unit used exclusively by the Civil Engineer's Department. Track cars are designed to transport staff and equipment to sites and can also haul a few wagons, specialised trailers ...
detonators
Transportation; Railway
Disc-shaped explosives placed on the rails to warn drivers of an obstruction ahead or a signal at danger obscured by fog. The detonators explode when the train wheels pass over them.
bi-directional running
Transportation; Railway
System for allowing trains running in both directions to cross the same stretch of track, thereby enabling maintenance and engineering work to be carried out on the other line.