Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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broad-gauge track

Transportation; Railway

Railway track with a larger than normal gauge. Examples of broad-gauge tracks can be found on the Iberian peninsula (1.607 m), in Russia, etc.

vehicle running on its own wheels

Generally railway equipment not or no longer belonging to the operator and which may be incorporated within a train after a transport manager has inspected and given his/her agreement. The vehicle is ...

siding

Transportation; Railway

Track used for stabling vehicles between journeys.

buffer stops

Transportation; Railway

Devices used to stop vehicles at the end of a terminating platform or siding.

colour light signals

Transportation; Railway

With light signalling, the signals give the same indications during the day and at night. The following are used: a rectangular or triangular black box housing one or more fixed or flashing colour ...

4-foot

Transportation; Railway

Term used in the UK to refer to the standard gauge for railway lines (the exact distance being 4ft 8.5in).

steam heating pipe

Transportation; Railway

For a long time, heating for passenger cars relied on steam, which was generated by the locomotive or a generator van for trains pulled by the first diesel locomotives and/or not equipped with an ...