Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Luggage van

Transportation; Railway

Originally a covered vehicle designed to transport goods, supplies and ammunition. A luggage van now refers to a vehicle used for transporting luggage and parcels. A car-carrier is a type of van ...

Night trains, particularly those bound for Italy, were for a long time considered to be the target of local mafia groups, who snuck on board and stripped the sleeping passengers of their possessions. ...

Mail van

Transportation; Railway

Vehicle without any agent aboard intended for transporting mail.

Main track, passing track

Transportation; Railway

The single track within stations is doubled into two main tracks: the main line is normally assigned to trains running in both directions, except for cases of crossing or passing; the passing track, ...

Mallard

Transportation; Railway

The fastest ever steam locomotive (reached 126 mph). It was a Pacific class locomotive with 6ft 8in driving wheels that was in service until 1963.

Marchandise waggon

Transportation; Railway

Waggon used for transporting goods, as opposed to ore.

Marshalling yard

Transportation; Railway

Yard for sorting cuts of waggons according to their destination, the aim being to form trains for other marshalling yards where local pick-up goods trains are formed.