Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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gangway connection

Transportation; Railway

Flexible device linking two coupled cars and thereby enabling passengers and staff to cross over from one to the other.

Distance between the track's stretch of rails (see 1435 and 4-foot). This system ensures that vehicles can travel freely and without any danger by using standardised gauges. Not all lines accept the ...

gauge measure

Transportation; Railway

Graduated ruler enabling rail workers to accurately measure the gauge of the rails.

general supply pipe coupling

Transportation; Railway

(See coupling)

gradient

Transportation; Railway

Degree of incline of track.

grasshopper

Transportation; Railway

Nickname given to a class of 4-4-0 locomotives launched in 1893.

gravity/fly shunting

Transportation; Railway

Gravity shunting relies on the use of a hump to give a cut the necessary momentum to reach the siding. Fly shunting, though rarely used, is an extremely practical (and dangerous...) method, whereby a ...