Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

International trains are attributed with a special legal status to enable police forces or customs to intervene. Consequently, as there is no border status, as soon as the train leaves its departure ...

Lamp

Transportation; Railway

If a train does not have fixed electric signals for its rear signals (integrated as part of the equipment), two tail lamps must be used. These removable signals are lit (automatically or by the ...

Half-open position

Transportation; Railway

Incorrect switch position where neither of the two blades is perfectly in position, which could lead to a derailment.

Halt

Transportation; Railway

Station with minimal facilities at which trains only stop on request.

Head light

Transportation; Railway

The locomotive head light system must be used day and night whenever there is a risk of dazzle (passing through stations, crossing worksites, crossing trains, shunting, and so on).

Heavy artillery on railway mountings

Transportation; Railway

2-8-0 locomotives designed to haul heavy artillery.

Heavy haul freight line

Transportation; Railway

Reinforced railway line capable of withstanding heavy freight trains (ore, metallurgical products, etc.). This leads to a larger number of sleepers per kilometre, so that the weight can be more ...