Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

Motor-driven railway unit used exclusively by the Civil Engineer's Department. Track cars are designed to transport staff and equipment to sites and can also haul a few wagons, specialised trailers ...

Detonators

Transportation; Railway

Disc-shaped explosives placed on the rails to warn drivers of an obstruction ahead or a signal at danger obscured by fog. The detonators explode when the train wheels pass over them.

Bi-directional running

Transportation; Railway

System for allowing trains running in both directions to cross the same stretch of track, thereby enabling maintenance and engineering work to be carried out on the other line.

Track circuit block (TCB)

Transportation; Railway

The track circuit block system was developed during the latter half of the 20th century and is used on lines with high levels of traffic and equipped with multiple-aspect colour light signals. The ...

Diamond plate

Transportation; Railway

A white diamond plate fixed to a signal post, indicating that the track circuit block system is used.

Coupled running

Transportation; Railway

The first coupled running of vehicles at the CIWL International Sleeping-Car Company involved a Pullman with a kitchen and a Pullman without a kitchen (the kitchen was generally arranged in the ...

Assistance

Transportation; Railway

Assistance is provided when a driver is no longer able to haul all or part of his/her train for any specific reason (equipment, track, and so on). Assistance consists of clearing the track occupied ...