Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Oxyacetylene

Transportation; Railway

Decommissioned stock generally winds up at the scrap yard, where the scrap metal workers cut up the bodies and chassis with oxyacetylene torches: a word that sends a shiver up the spine of any ...

Designates two railcars (three in special cases, of which two may be twin units) that can be separated by one or more trailers; each railcar (or twin unit) is controlled by a driver. With pairing, ...

Pullman

Transportation; Railway

De luxe saloon coaches run in Europe by CIWL. George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) created the coaches in the USA, which were then brought over and run in Europe by Georges Nagelmackers through the ...

Quad track

Transportation; Railway

Route in which two sets of tracks are provided for each direction.

Rack and pinion

Transportation; Railway

Central guide fitted in the middle of the tracks on steep inclines for certain mountain lines, enabling the trains to climb steeper slopes than would normally be possible through adhesion alone by ...

Rail lubricators

Transportation; Railway

Devices used in front of steam engines to facilitate curve negotiation and limit axle wear.

Railcar / railbus

Transportation; Railway

A railcar may be incorporated in a train composition with a maximum of six bodies, as opposed to a railbus (FNC, U 150 for example) where the limit is set to four bodies. A railbus may push a trailer ...