Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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jinty

Transportation; Railway

Nickname given to the 0-6-0 tanks during the 1920s.

junction indicator

Transportation; Railway

A junction indicator is generally fixed above the junction signal and indicates the direction set by displaying five white lights to the left or right.

junction signal

Transportation; Railway

At the exit of a group of converging lines, it is impractical to use one signal per track. Therefore, one signal is used for all the tracks together, which is then known as a junction signal or ...

International trains are attributed with a special legal status to enable police forces or customs to intervene. Consequently, as there is no border status, as soon as the train leaves its departure ...

lamp

Transportation; Railway

If a train does not have fixed electric signals for its rear signals (integrated as part of the equipment), two tail lamps must be used. These removable signals are lit (automatically or by the ...

land container

Transportation; Railway

Container whose dimensions have been specifically adapted to standard palette sizes (inside length: 2.44 m). For a long time, these containers were reserved for railway companies, though various ...