Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

The heel of a point is the part opposite the switch tongue point (movable rail section determining the direction). Passing the point trailing or trailing the point therefore means taking the point ...

high-speed train

Transportation; Railway

Train with fewer stops that an express train; it may actually not have any stops before its final destination.

home, inner-home and outer-home signals

Transportation; Railway

Home signals are generally stop signals in rear of a station or signalbox. Two consecutive stop signals are sometimes required at stations, in which case the first one reached when approaching the ...

horn

Transportation; Railway

Generic term for the various sound devices (bells, one-tone or two-tone horns, etc.) fitted to traction units. The horn is not to be used unless necessary. Aside from those cases where the horn is ...

hostler

Transportation; Railway

Term used for a shunting controller.

hot axlebox detector (HABD)

Transportation; Railway

To detect hot boxes, hot axlebox detectors are installed on main lines and use infrared to detect any abnormalities when trains go by. If an abnormal temperature is detected, the HABD sounds an alarm ...

hot box

Transportation; Railway

The bearings for cars are contained within axle-boxes. In abnormal circumstances, particularly with plain bearing axle-boxes, the box could overheat, causing the axle or bearings to break with a ...