Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Safety of the line

Transportation; Railway

Refers to the action that needs to be taken by train crews to secure a line that has been obstructed but not taken into account by the signalling system. Operations control and the signaller must ...

Scheduled train

Transportation; Railway

Train as scheduled in the railway's timetable. Scheduled trains run every day, unless otherwise indicated.

Section

Transportation; Railway

Dividing a line into sections helps to ensure the safety of the trains running on that particular line. The entry to each section is protected by a signal prohibiting the next train from entering ...

Securing bolt

Transportation; Railway

U-shaped rail-based brake used to hold a vehicle in position, such as when work is in progress or an incident occurs. It resembles a large clamp.

Two-axle bogie generally for narrow-gauge tracks forming a small flat waggon that can transport vehicles and guns. When coupled, two trucks can receive footplates for flat wagons, tank wagons, and so ...

Shunter

Transportation; Railway

The shunter used to take up position at the fan of sidings and was in charge of one or more sidings. The shunter stopped the cuts by placing stop blocks at the right distance, which wedged under the ...

Brakeman

Transportation; Railway

Train crewmember in charge of braking the waggon under his responsibility following an order from the driver given by the cabin's whistle. Before the advent of continuous automatic braking systems, ...