Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Ten wheeler

Transportation; Railway

These 4-6-0 locomotives were built in the USA in 1870 for the Leigh Valley line. They were subsequently brought over and operated on the continent.

Decapod

Transportation; Railway

Name for a locomotive with a 0-10-0 or sometimes 2-10-0 wheel arrangement.

Part of the automatic train protection (ATP) system to ensure that drivers slow down or stop when required. At each signal or at a braking distance from the speed restriction, balises or beacons are ...

Tender first

Transportation; Railway

Designates the running of a steam locomotive hauling a train, generally over a short distance, where the tender is the leading vehicle. In addition to visibility problems, this surprising arrangement ...

Decommissioning

Transportation; Railway

Rolling stock is said to be decommissioned when it is removed from service and removed from the inventory. It can then be reused as a service vehicle or even as a fixed store (in a depot, workshop, ...

Detach

Transportation; Railway

A car or waggon is said to be for detaching when it needs to be removed from its train set due to a major fault (hot box, faulty brakes, and so on), meaning that it cannot continue its journey. ...