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Railway
Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.
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hump
Transportation; Railway
Inclined track for shunting cuts under the effect of gravity (the wagons move under the effect of their own weight), so that they can run down the hump into the fan of sorting sidings.
improver
Transportation; Railway
Term used to designate someone in the final stages of their apprenticeship.
in rear / in advance
Transportation; Railway
Point A is "in rear" or behind point B if it is encountered before B in the normal sense of direction; it is "in advance" of point B if it is encountered afterwards. With double tracks, it is taken ...
incident record
Transportation; Railway
Every machine and car contains an incident record. It is used by agents to report any failures, problems or incidents, so that the repair teams can quickly get to work on arrival.
intercommunicating gangway
Transportation; Railway
The whistle system providing communication between two cars was gradually phased out and replaced with UIC intercommunicating gangways. These UIC-defined rubber joints are easier to fit (the shunter ...
interlocking
Transportation; Railway
The aim of interlocking is to ensure that signal operating levers and switch gear levers are coordinated to prevent conflicting signals from being given.
