Double track

Double track

Railway of two or more tracks where one track is generally provided for each direction of travel.

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double track

Transportation; Railway

Railway of two or more tracks where one track is generally provided for each direction of travel.

double track

Home furnishings; Curtains

A Double track consists of two rails, one behind the other. This allows you to have one curtain or one pair of curtains on the front rail and one curtain or one pair of curtains ...

double track

Construction; Bridge

A track consisting of two pairs of rails.

double-tracked running

Transportation; Railway

Following a switching mistake, for example, where a vehicle ends up straddling two tracks, which could lead to a collision or derailment!

double-track recorder

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A tape recorder whose head is positioned so that separate recordings can be made as two tracks on the tape. 2. A graphic recorder that produces two separate parallel tracings.

double-track portable switch

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

A tub-changing arrangement for a tunnel face. The double-track loop is superimposed on the tunnel track and equipped with ramps, clamps, and spring switches so arranged that the ...

funiculaire

Transportation; Railway

Un funiculaire est une remontée mécanique équipée de véhicules circulant sur des rails en pente et dont la traction est assurée par un câble.

cable railway

Transportation; Railway

A cable railway is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope to haul trains.

shunter's whistle

Transportation; Railway

the use of a whistle to announce that a train is manoeuvering

platform

Transportation; Railway

Raised structure in stations providing access to the cars or wagons.

platform starting signal

Transportation; Railway

Stop signal located at the end of the platform.

points

Transportation; Railway

Device or junction where the track divides into two or more diverging lines or where two or more lines converge into one track. Points are made up of three parts: the actual point ...

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