Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

Everyone knows the principle behind ball bearings. The trouble is that they cannot be used for railway vehicles, as the small contact surface (one point per ball) cannot support the vehicle's weight. ...

Rolling stock

Transportation; Railway

Refers to vehicles without their own means of propulsion.

Route formation

Transportation; Railway

During sorting operations, all the cuts directed towards the same marshalling track are taken care of by the shunting gang, who couple them together and then haul them towards the departure sidings. ...

Route locking

Transportation; Railway

Route locking immobilises the different points along the planned route. Sectional release route locking is generally used, meaning that the switch points are released as and when they are cleared; it ...

Running at sight

Transportation; Railway

Running at sight requires the driver to: advance carefully by adjusting the train's speed in relation to the section of track that can be seen, so that the train can be safely stopped if the end of ...

Running light

Transportation; Railway

Designates a train comprising only one unit (possibly two with one or more vehicles in tow). It generally refers to the running of a single locomotive or passenger stock... without any passengers (a ...