Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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combine

Transportation; Railway

During sorting operations, two trains can be combined on the same track if there is not enough space on the other tracks.

6-foot

Transportation; Railway

Term used to describe the space between two parallel tracks.

When several colour light or semaphore signals are to be grouped together, they are generally combined: in other words, the lights only show the most important indications to the driver at night in ...

absolute block system

Transportation; Railway

System for signalling trains developed during the 19th century and since superseded by the track circuit block system. The block system is based on the use of block sections, in other words, the ...

stop board

Transportation; Railway

Board telling drivers to stop until authorised to proceed as part of the electric token block system or when engineering work is being carried out on the line.