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Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Closing

Transportation; Railway

The switch blade must be closed to one or other of the rails, depending on the required direction. An incorrectly closed switch blade could lead to a derailment or double-tracked running.

Working time table (WTT)

Transportation; Railway

The Working Time Table was used by operators and included the times of all regular trains (not just passenger trains), as well as conditional trains (not regular, but running when required).

Starting signal

Transportation; Railway

Last signal encountered within a block, permitting access to the next section.

Closing up

Transportation; Railway

When sorting vehicles, a light rail motor tractor is used during the splitting up to close up the vehicles, in other words push the cuts stopped at the top of the marshalling tracks to the end of the ...

Shunting signals

Transportation; Railway

1). Hand-based shunting signals. Orders can be given to the drivers using hand signals. Acoustic signals are given using a whistle or horn in addition to the hand signals, if the shunter needs to ...

Brake test

Transportation; Railway

Whenever a train's structure is changed (shunting, coupling...), a brake test is performed, thereby ensuring that the train is not sent off without first checking that the braking equipment works ...

Tyre

Transportation; Railway

Contact area between the wheel and the rail. A wheel is actually made from a disc or plate (either solid or with a honeycomb structure like in the old days) and a tyre. Modern wheels feature a ...

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