Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Industry: Transportation

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Draw the fire

Transportation; Railway

In a steam engine, it is possible to draw the fire, in other words spread out the contents of the inner firebox under the locomotive, thereby making it incapable of traction due to the lack of ...

Driver

Transportation; Railway

Person responsible for driving a traction unit, irrespective of its type.

Driver's safety device

Transportation; Railway

Device causing the train to automatically stop if the driver blacks out.

Electro-pneumatic brake train line

Electrical connexion between all cars in a train to enable quicker braking. Activating the brakes leads to a depression in the brake pipe, which spreads from vehicle to vehicle, consequently braking ...

Temporary speed restrictions

Transportation; Railway

Temporary speed restrictions (TSR) are listed in the weekly operation notice read by all drivers and are shown using warning boards containing horizontal flashing white lights and the speed ...

Davit

Transportation; Railway

Mobile roller around an axle supported by two posts.

Available train-path

Transportation; Railway

The signaller keeps track of the trains in real time on a control panel, where each train is represented by its description (a unique four-character ID number). A panel attributing an available ...