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Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Stop blocks

Transportation; Railway

Another term for buffer stops.

Combined aspect signal

Transportation; Railway

When several colour light or semaphore signals are to be grouped together, they are generally combined: in other words, the lights only show the most important indications to the driver at night in ...

Absolute block system

Transportation; Railway

System for signalling trains developed during the 19th century and since superseded by the track circuit block system. The block system is based on the use of block sections, in other words, the ...

Stop board

Transportation; Railway

Board telling drivers to stop until authorised to proceed as part of the electric token block system or when engineering work is being carried out on the line.

Conditional train

Transportation; Railway

Conditional trains are brought into service according to requirements and may be used on all or part of the scheduled route.

Yellow

Transportation; Railway

The aspects used for colour light signals are red, yellow, green and white. Yellow is generally used for caution signals.

Station building

Transportation; Railway

Building that houses the ticket counters, toilets, waiting room, etc.

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