Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

Railway slang for the occurrence of the draught being so strong that hot coals are sucked from the fire bed, drawn through the tubes and thrown out of the chimney. Tended to occur when the locomotive ...

Approach track

Transportation; Railway

In signaling, the section of track on the approach side of a signal which is equipped with a circuit to detect the arrival of a train and transmit its presence to the controlling circuits of the ...

Unbalanced

Transportation; Railway

The superelevation in a curve that is less than a calculated value that will otherwise equally distribute onto both rails the dynamic force of trains that are travelling at the maximum authorised ...

Adzing machine

Transportation; Railway

Portable power-operated machine designed to adz (smooth) the rail seat on ties to provide proper bearing for rail or tie plates.

Angle cock

Transportation; Railway

An appliance used for the purpose of opening or closing brake pipe on ends of cars, rear ends of tenders, and front ends of switch engines so equipped. Provision is made for the supporting hose at ...

Antisplitting iron

Transportation; Railway

A piece of steel strip, bevelled on both sides at one edge, and bent to a desired shape, for application by driving into the end (cross section) of a tie or timber to control its splitting.