Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

A company wishing to be connected directly to the main railway network may own a private siding. With the smallest private sidings, the main railway operator generally delivers and moves the wagons, ...

Pug

Transportation; Railway

Scottish term for a 0-4-0 shunting locomotive.

On-call duty

Transportation; Railway

To ensure that decisions can be taken rapidly in the case of a problem, there is always a manager on call, in other words someone who can be called anytime of the day or night, including Sundays and ...

One-way lever

Transportation; Railway

To ensure that certain levers can be moved after being immobilised by an electrical interlocking fault, such as with a point, the corresponding installations are equipped with a device to cancel out ...

Out of correspondence

Transportation; Railway

Term designating a set of points that have not been correctly set.

Out of course

Transportation; Railway

A train that is significantly late is said to be out of course. Although the train may continue to run with a slight delay, particularly with crossings (single track) or passing tracks, things start ...