Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Industry: Transportation

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bobtail

Transportation; Railway

Nickname given to the class of 0-4-4 locomotives launched in 1891.

trailer

Transportation; Railway

Usually a non-motorised vehicle designed to transport passengers and incorporated within a train set hauled by a railcar, electric power car or high-speed train.

direct or automatic heating

Transportation; Railway

The heating (or ventilation) setting in a passenger car without air conditioning should normally be on automatic, which automatically turns the heating on or off according to the interior ...

Two or three-axle truck equipped with a central pivot point linking it to the vehicle's chassis beneath which it is mounted. The pivot point enables the bogie to turn as the track curves and can even ...

travelling post office (TPO)

Transportation; Railway

Mail car designed to transport letters and parcels, and manned by GPO workers who sorted the mail en route.

dispatch

Transportation; Railway

Authorisation sent in writing or by radiotelegraphy to allow an exceptional operation (passing a stop signal, entering a section already occupied by another train, special running on the high-speed ...