Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Industry: Transportation

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Total adhesion

Transportation; Railway

Defines the traction units that have all their driving axles.

Sedentary staff

Transportation; Railway

Sedentary staff are based in a station or sector, as opposed to train crews.

Semaphores

Transportation; Railway

Block signals; when "on", the semaphore is presented as follows: Stop: a red rectangular arm with a white vertical stripe extended horizontally with a red light so that it can be seen at night. ...

Agent responsible for managing and monitoring the service, and if required, ensuring service continuity. He/she may particularly be in charge of forming trains, dispatching trains, and if requested ...

Shelter

Transportation; Railway

Individual shelter erected on the pavement or roadside for various work operations.

superheated steam

Transportation; Railway

Steam which has been reheated or 'dried' after its production in the boiler. Superheated steam has less water vapour and will therefore not condense as rapidly as 'wet' or saturated steam. It can ...