Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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reprofiling

Transportation; Railway

The wear due to travelling and braking ends up altering the surface of the tyres. Reprofiling on a wheel lathe helps to recreate a perfect surface, which is important for both comfort and safety.

road-rail vehicle

Transportation; Railway

Road trailers designed and used by the International Union of Combined Road/Rail Transport, so that they can be loaded onto specialised wagons. This system was used between 1946 and 1980.

roller-bearing axle-box

Transportation; Railway

A step forward in equipment bearing systems. This type of axle-box is based on the plain bearing variety, except that roller bearings are used to increase the surface contact.

Everyone knows the principle behind ball bearings. The trouble is that they cannot be used for railway vehicles, as the small contact surface (one point per ball) cannot support the vehicle's weight. ...

rolling stock

Transportation; Railway

Refers to vehicles without their own means of propulsion.

route formation

Transportation; Railway

During sorting operations, all the cuts directed towards the same marshalling track are taken care of by the shunting gang, who couple them together and then haul them towards the departure sidings. ...

route locking

Transportation; Railway

Route locking immobilises the different points along the planned route. Sectional release route locking is generally used, meaning that the switch points are released as and when they are cleared; it ...