Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

Point A is "in rear" or behind point B if it is encountered before B in the normal sense of direction; it is "in advance" of point B if it is encountered afterwards. With double tracks, it is taken ...

Incident record

Transportation; Railway

Every machine and car contains an incident record. It is used by agents to report any failures, problems or incidents, so that the repair teams can quickly get to work on arrival.

Intercommunicating gangway

Transportation; Railway

The whistle system providing communication between two cars was gradually phased out and replaced with UIC intercommunicating gangways. These UIC-defined rubber joints are easier to fit (the shunter ...

Interlocking

Transportation; Railway

The aim of interlocking is to ensure that signal operating levers and switch gear levers are coordinated to prevent conflicting signals from being given.

Jinty

Transportation; Railway

Nickname given to the 0-6-0 tanks during the 1920s.

Junction indicator

Transportation; Railway

A junction indicator is generally fixed above the junction signal and indicates the direction set by displaying five white lights to the left or right.

Junction signal

Transportation; Railway

At the exit of a group of converging lines, it is impractical to use one signal per track. Therefore, one signal is used for all the tracks together, which is then known as a junction signal or ...