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A model railway gauge of 1.75 inches (44.45 mm).
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(UK, rail transport) A high-speed train (HST) powered by two British Rail Class 43s, one at each end.
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A model railway gauge of 64 mm, standardised in 1909 but since fallen into disuse.
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(UK, rail transport) A3 class, a class of steam locomotive used on the London and North Eastern Railway.
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(UK, rail transport) A4 class, a class of steam locomotive used on the London and North Eastern Railway.
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(railway) A system of managing trains that breaks the line into small segments, and if a train is in a segment, no other train may follow, unless the second train is following the first, with caution.
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(rail transport) A rail system used in mountainous terrain with multiple cograils.
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(historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
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(rail transport) A local train that stops at all or nearly all stops and is utilized by passengers and freight.
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(US, rail transport) The service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States.
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A system of railroad equipment designed to ensure safety by monitoring locations of trains and locomotives, providing analysis and reporting, and automation of track warrants and similar orders.
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A system involving an enclosed carriage suspended on a series of wires, usually attached to a steep mountain slope, used for personal transportation over normally untraversable territory.
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Alternative form of amtrac (“amphibious vehicle”) [(military) An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.]
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(military) An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
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Alternative form of amtrac (“amphibious vehicle”) [(military) An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.]
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Alternative form of amtrac (“amphibious vehicle”) [(military) An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.]
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(UK, railways) A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.
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An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
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A railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston working in a tube of uniform bore.
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(dated, UK, rare) A railway vending machine selling food items.
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(rail transport) An unpowered railway coach with a driving cab at one end, used in a push-pull train in conjunction with a locomotive or other powered vehicle.
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(rail transport) A level crossing with a single barrier on each side of the railway line, the barriers when lowered only block half of the road.
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(US) A railroad vehicle designed for the transport of cars.
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(rail transport) A type of push-pull train incorporating a tank engine and passenger coaches fitted with a driver's cab.
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(rail transport) A safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is carried out when the train passes the next axle counter to make sure the train is still complete.
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Alternative form of B-unit [(trains) A locomotive with an engine, generator, and traction motors, but without a control cab.]
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(trains) A locomotive with an engine, generator, and traction motors, but without a control cab.
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 23 locomotive.
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 22 locomotive.
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(rail transport, UK) A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train movement which uses such track.
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 33/1 locomotive.
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(European Train Control System) An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
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(historical) A kind of mechanical signal used on early American railroads, consisting of wooden balls, painted various colors, that were hoisted up and down a pole using a rope and pulley.
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The application of ballast to a railway line
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A looped section of track that allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or even stop.
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(rail transport, Britain, Australia) A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
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(rail transport) The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear.
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(rail transport, Britain) Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”)
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(rail transport, UK) A type of railway signal which shows the aspect of a signal ahead of it, normally used in a situation where the main signal is hidden from view, for instance where there is a curve in the track.
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(rail transport) A railroad passenger car where drinks are served, typically with seating arranged around cocktail tables.
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(rail transport) A platform that can be accessed from only one end; a dead-end platform.
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(rail transport) synonym of Garratt, a type of articulated steam locomotive.
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alternative form of bimode [(rail transport) Of a train: designed to be powered either by electricity or by a diesel generator (on unelectrified track).]
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(rail transport) Of a train: designed to be powered either by electricity or by a diesel generator (on unelectrified track).
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(UK, rail transport) A freight train carrying household rubbish.
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An early model of a steam locomotive, popular in Victorian times.
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(rail transport) Provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.
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(rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
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(rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
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(rail transport, UK) An instrument installed in a cabinet, used in block signalling installations.
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(rail transport) In signalling, a signal box at one end of a block section.
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(rail transport) In railway signalling, a section of track on which, in normal circumstances, only one train is allowed at one time.
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(rail transport) On railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are run by the guidance of electric signals so that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it.
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(rail transport) A freight train that carries only one commodity.
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(rail transport) BNSF Railway, formerly named the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, which was formed in a merger from Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1996.
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(UK, Ireland, travel, rail transport) A travel service with a train timed to arrive at a ferry port in time for the onward travel by ferry (or vice versa). Alternatively, a service scheduled to connect with the arrival or departure of an ocean liner.
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(rail transport) The metal body of a rail vehicle, minus seats, doors and other fittings.
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(Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, US, by extension, rail transport, also attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
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(rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
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(especially Australia) a locomotive in which the machinery and crew areas are enclosed in a box-like superstructure
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(rail transport) A block fitted to locomotives or rolling stock, which rubs on the steel tyre of the wheel when the brake is applied.
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(rail transport, UK) A railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel locomotives, which being generally lighter than steam locomotives had less braking power. With the phasing out of unfitted wagons the brake tenders became redundant.
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(rail transport) A branch line.
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(rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines.
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Rare spelling of branch line. [(rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines.]
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(rail transport) an occurrence where a railway with one track gauge meets another railway of a different gauge, thus requiring transhipment of goods and passengers, or a change of bogies on the train.
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(rail transport) a railway station where railways of different track gauges meet, and where transhipment of goods and passengers takes place. Some of these stations have a bogie changing facility.
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(rail transport) A track gauge that is greater than standard gauge.
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(rail transport) Relating to broad gauge.
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(rail transport, informal) a single-car multiple unit
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(rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
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(rail transport, UK) a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.
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(rail transport, transitive) To move (a rail vehicle) so that its buffers are touching the buffers of another rail vehicle.
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(rail transport) A railway carriage in which food and drink can be bought at a counter, and either taken to another carriage or consumed at the seating provided.
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Alternative form of bullrail [A style of railing consisting of a long continuous crosspiece supported by multiple uprights.]
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(rail transport) A high-speed train which resembles such a train.
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(rail transport) A bullhead rail.
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(rail transport) A rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom, with a head and foot nearly equal in cross-section, that is supported in cast iron chairs and secured by wedges or keys.
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(rail transport) A junction where the diverging line descends to a level where it can pass under the main line, the purpose being the avoidance of conflicting movements.
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(rail transport, sometimes derogatory) The (temporary or permanent) substitution of a bus service for a rail (train, tram, etc) or trolleybus service.
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(rail transport) a design of steam locomotive with the cab at the front, mainly built for the Southern Pacific Railroad, which at one time had a large fleet of oil-fired articulated locomotives.
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(rail transport) A device in the cab of a locomotive or train which displays the status of signals along the track.
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(rail transport, British spelling) A rail safety system installed in the driving cab of a train, which gives information to the train driver on track status and condition.
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(rail transport, US) a diesel or electric locomotive with a full-width body for its entire length.
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A cabless railroad engine.
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(countable, rail transport) A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
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A typically small-gauge train, composed of an engine pulling large bins mounted on bogeys, used to transport harvested sugar cane off a plantation.
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(rail transport, UK) A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.
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(rail transport, chiefly Canada, US) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
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A garage for streetcars, buses or railway cars.
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(rail transport) The body of a rail vehicle called a car.
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A special railroad car for transporting automobiles.
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(railways) car miles collectively
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A device on American railways for replacing derailed wheels on the track.
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(rail transport, UK) A sleeping car train which also includes vehicles for carrying passengers' motor cars.
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(rail transport, Britain, Abbreviation of railway carriage) A railroad car
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(historical) A kind of cash carrier using a ball on sloping rails.
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(UK, rail transport) Castle class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
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An off-road frozen-surface cargo train pulled by a cat (caterpillar-drive truck) with a trail of ski trailers and sledges
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(rail transport, UK) A set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.
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Alternative form of catch points [(rail transport, UK) A set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.]
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A car, often a train car or semi-trailer, used to transport cattle.
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(railways) A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, with certain restrictions.
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(rail transport) A diesel or electric locomotive designed with its driving cab in the middle, between its two ends.
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(rail transport) The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
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(rail transport) Path running along the cess next to a railway line.
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(rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-6-6-4 wheel arrangement.
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A steam locomotive designed by André Chapelon.
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(rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.
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Alternative spelling of check rail [(rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.]
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Alternative spelling of check rail [(rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.]
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(rail transport, Britain) A rail-gap indicator.
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(rail transport) a nickname given to (and used by) the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
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Alternative spelling of choo-choo train [(childish) A railway train.]
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(childish) A railway train.
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 20 locomotive.
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(rail transport) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
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(rail transport, US) a railroad yard where incoming freight trains are sorted into various sidings.
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(rail transport, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
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(rail transport, collectively) passenger-carrying railway coaches or (less commonly) multiple units. Contrasted with locomotives, freight wagons and engineering vehicles.
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An elevated railway track designed to allow material to fall freely between the rails onto the ground beneath. It is used to rapidly unload hoppers containing coal and other bulk materials.
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(rail transport) a freight train which carries a single commodity: coal.
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(rail transport, dated) A tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives.
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(rail transport) a structure, which took various forms, used to supply coal to steam locomotives.
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(rail transport) Synonym of rack railway
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One of the rails of a cog railway, which engages the cog; the rack of a rack railway.
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(UK, slang, obsolete, military) The last railway train of the night by which officers could reach Aldershot via the South Western Railway.
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(rail transport) A current collector on an electric train or locomotive which is in contact with the live rail.
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(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross; a frog.
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(rail transport) A rail transport system with trains used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works, normally within a metropolitan area and its surrounding environs, and generally distinguished from other rail transport systems (i.e. subways, metros, tramways) by having less frequent service, lacking free transfers between trains and using heavy rolling stock running on a mainline railway
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(rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
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A railway carriage with compartments of different classes.
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(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
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(rail transport) A steam locomotive which condenses exhaust steam by directing it into the water tank(s).
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(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
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A part of a pantograph on a train or tram which, when raised, maintains contact with an overhead electric wire.
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(railways) A non-powered railroad car from which the train may be controlled - equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, located at the end of the train opposite to that of the locomotive. This arrangement allows the train to be safely driven into both directions at full speed without changing the configuration of the train.
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An enclosed, raised structure occupied by one or more persons who operate or exercise control over railway traffic, ship movement, a racetrack, machinery, etc.
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(rail transport) A train whose coaches are connected so as to form a continuous corridor, into which the compartments open.
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Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
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(rail transport) A rod that couples the driving wheels of a locomotive, a steam locomotive in particular, so that the driving wheels act together as a unit.
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(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
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(US, dialect, dated) Fastest express train between two stops.
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 33 locomotive.
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(rail transport) That takes place between two trains in different platforms, usually across an island platform.
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(rail transport) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.
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(rail transport) a member of railway staff who looks after a level crossing.
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(rail transport) synonym of passing loop
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(rail transport) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
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A rail that goes across something.
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(rail transport) CSX Transportation, an American Class I freight railroad that operates in the eastern United States and in the southern parts of Ontario and Québec. Its chief competitor is the Norfolk Southern Railway. This railroad formed from a merger with the Chessie System and Seaboard System railroads in the nineteen eighties.
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(rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
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(mainly outside US, rail transport) The stop indication of a signal (usually in the phrase "at danger").
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(rail transport) A signal set at danger and showing a red light or other stop indication, which a train driver must not pass until it changes or until manually cleared past the signal by a dispatcher.
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(slang, rare) A suspended monorail, cable car or public transport system.
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(informal, Britain, rail transportation) A British Rail Class 460 train.
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(US, rail transport) A normal railway car with seats, but no sleeping arrangements.
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(rail transport, of a locomotive) being hauled as part of a train's consist while not providing any motive power.
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(rail transport, electrical engineering) Part of a neutral section.
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A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service.
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(rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.
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The conversion of a twin-track railway line to single-track
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 55 locomotive.
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Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
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Synonym of derail: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
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(rail transport) A board attached to the side of a railway carriage which indicates where the train is going to. More modern variants can be a dot-matrix display panel.
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(railways) A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train, laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until the entire train has passed the switch.
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(rail transport, transitive) to remove a passenger or passengers from a train; to evacuate passengers from a train.
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An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.
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(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks
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(rail transport) An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.
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(rail transport) a diesel locomotive
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(rail transport) A multiple-unit train of two or more coaches powered by diesel engines, usually installed underfloor.
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(rail transport) A diesel-electric locomotive.
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(rail transport) A diesel-hydraulic locomotive.
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(rail transport, uncommon, literary) the state of being dieselised, or having achieved dieselisation with the introduction of diesel locomotives.
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(US, transitive, rail transport) To replace steam or electric train service on a particular route or network with diesel-engined trains.
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A dining car in a railroad train.
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(rail transport) A carriage on a train that functions as a restaurant.
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A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
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(rail transport) The District Line of the London Underground, originally known as the District Railway.
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(rail transport) A railway junction where at least one track passes under other lines instead of crossing them on the same level, in order to avoid conflicting movements; an underpass.
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(rail transport, in multiple unit formations) driving motor car
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(rail transport) A short signal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on a signal gantry.
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A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
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(rail transport) A railroad passenger car with a glass observation dome.
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(UK, rail transport) Initialism of driver-only operation. [(rail transport) The operation of a train without a conductor or guard as a cost-cutting measure; one-man operation.]
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(obsolete) Individual self-propelled train cars.
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two pairs of railway switches forming two connections that cross over between two parallel tracks
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(rail transport) a section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
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(rail transport) a system of operating trains with a driver at each end of the train for a fast turnaround time.
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(rail transport) To haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.
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(rail transport) A train pulled by two locomotives.
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(rail transport) The provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track.
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A railway line on which trains travel away from a major terminus.
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A train travelling away from a major terminus.
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(railways) The chain that connects together engine and tender, or carriages and wagons.
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(rail transport) A substantial, often cast metal, part of a locomotive to which the coupling mechanism is attached to allow the locomotive to pull a train.
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A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.
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(rail transport) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.
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(rail transport) A name applied to the drawgear.
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(rail transport) drawbar
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(rail transport) A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.
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(rail transport) The operation of a train without a conductor or guard as a cost-cutting measure; one-man operation.
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(railways) A control car; a non-engine rail car from which the train may be driven.
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(rail transport) An unpowered coach fitted with a driving cab and placed at one or both ends of a train.
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(rail transport) a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.
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(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, a powered wheel driven by the locomotive's pistons or turbine.
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(railways) A window in a train carriage that is opened by pushing it downward into the door.
adj
(rail transport, of an electric train) Able to run using two different voltages, depending on the voltage supplied to the particular railway line, whether by third rail direct current or overhead wires.
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(historical, Britain) A windowed, box-like structure mounted to the top or side of the brake van of a train, from which the guard has a clearer view along the railway track.
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A railroad car containing its own steam power or locomotive.
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(rail transport) A protective cover for electrical contacts on a railway coupler, particularly but not exclusively used on the London Underground.
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(rail transport) A mechanism for performing dynamic braking.
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(rail transport) A piece of railway rolling stock used to measure various aspects of a locomotive's performance.
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(model railroading) Transition spiral curve track between a straight or tangent track and a circular curved track of a certain radius or selected radius.
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(transport, slang) Any one of several specific elevated railways.
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(rail transport) A locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.
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An early form of trolleybus
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(US) An elevated railway.
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(rail transport) a rapid transit railway with the tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure
adj
(rail transport, attributive) A passenger train movement carried out without passengers on board; usually between a station and a siding or depot. Abbreviated as ECS.
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(rail transport) A train of empty passenger rolling stock that is moved from one location to another where, for example, it is needed to form a revenue-earning service.
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The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
adj
(rail transport) Of a link between the tracks of two railway companies that meet end on, forming a through line, at a point called an end-on junction.
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A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
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(rail transport, dated, Britain) An employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.
v
(transitive) To put aboard a railway train.
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(railways) A specific kind of balise used in the European Train Control System.
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A high-speed passenger train service connecting London with mainland European cities via the Channel Tunnel.
adj
(rail transport, of a train) the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location.
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A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
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(rail transport) A train (either the service or the train itself) making limited stops.
adj
(rail transport, of points and crossovers) Diverging in the direction of travel.
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(rail transport) A set of points at which two routes diverge in the direction of travel.
v
(rail transport, transitive) To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
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(rail transport) A car used to clean tracks of light debris, to prevent trains slipping on the rails, by blowing air to blow away debris.
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(Britain, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
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(rail transport) A railroad for express trains.
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Alternative spelling of fast track [(rail transport) A racetrack with optimum conditions for high speeds]
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A branch line of a railway.
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An extra car added to a freight train in order to achieve a minimum tonnage.
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(rail transport) One of a set of tools kept on a steam locomotive for a similar purpose.
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(rail transport) a device installed in order to reduce wear to both wheel flanges and the rails in the railway track.
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(railroad) A flat-bottomed rail used in North-America.
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(US) A mechanical device used to remove ice and snow from railway lines.
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(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
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(rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
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(rail transport, UK) A crossing where two railway lines cross each other on the same level.
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(rail transport) An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.
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(rail transport, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof.
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(rail transport) A junction where the diverging line crosses the main line on a bridge, the purpose being the avoidance of conflicting movements.
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(rail transport) The carefully-timed situation in which two opposing trains on a nominally single-track line meet at a siding and are able to pass each other without stopping, because they have reached the siding simultaneously.
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(UK, rail transport) freight operating company
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(rail transport, UK) A small explosive charge (detonator) which can be placed on a railway line in fog, to be detonated by a train passing over it as a warning signal to the driver.
v
(rail transport) To travel (or work) on the footplate of a locomotive.
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(rail transport, colloquial) the space between the rails on a standard gauge railway line.
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(rail transport) Alternative spelling of four foot [(rail transport, colloquial) the space between the rails on a standard gauge railway line.]
adj
(rail transport) Having four running lines, usually two in each direction.
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(rail transport) An extra rail in addition to the third rail (live rail) which is used for current return purposes, mainly by London Underground, because of problems caused by using the running rails for current return underground.
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(UK, rail transport) A company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license from the government.
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A train used for the transportation of freight.
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A rail yard for freight cars, typically designed for loading and unloading cargo and sorting locomotives.
adj
(rail transport) Describing a railway line that is used only by freight trains
adj
(rail transport) Usually of a freight train, having all brakes connected to the brake pipe running throughout the train, thus being under the control of the train driver.
n
A cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.
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(historical) A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels.
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(rail transport, UK) A signal box that controls a level crossing.
adj
(rail transport, UK) Having a restrictive loading gauge, limiting which rail vehicles may be used.
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(rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.
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(rail transport, informal) a nickname for the EMD GP series diesel locomotives.
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(theater) An excursion done by many tourist railways around the world. Usually, a fictional story is created and performed with static displays or live actors on either side of a train. Actors and actresses play out a story on the long and narrow stage provided by the railcar aisles.
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(Britain, rail transport, informal) Acronym of Gospel Oak to Barking Line, a railway line in north London.
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(rail transport, US) A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
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A railway station where freight is loaded or unloaded from ships or road vehicles and/or where goods wagons are transferred to local sidings.
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A train used for the transportation of goods.
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(chiefly US) An at-grade crossing between a railroad line and an ordinary road, with tracks and road at the same level.
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(rail transportation, US) A type of railroad car that carries grain.
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(rail transport) Synonym of granger road
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(US, rail transport, historical) A railroad used mainly for transporting the produce of farmers or grangers.
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(idiomatic) An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk.
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(UK, rail transport, slang) to act as a trainspotter; to partake in the activity or hobby of trainspotting.
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(rail transport, slang) A ticket collector.
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(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 09 locomotive.
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(rail transport) A lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level.
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(rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
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(UK, rail transport, historical) The last carriage on a passenger train; it was occupied by the guard, had storage space for parcels, bicycles etc, and sometimes had an emergency brake.
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At an automatic half-barrier level crossing, a lifting barrier that does not block the whole road when in the horizontal position, placed on the left side in the UK according to driving on the left, and mostly used on narrower or quieter roads instead of two lifting barriers either side of the railway crossing.
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(UK, rail transport) Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on the GWR.
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(rail transport) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
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(rail transport) A pounding of the rails by the driving wheels of a steam locomotive caused by the inertia of unbalanced parts.
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A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism
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Alternative form of headshunt [(rail transport, Britain) A short length of track, provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.]
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(railways) Part of a block switch on a railway line that the ends of the moveable rails rest on, and to which the stationary rails are attached.
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(rail transport, UK) A code used to distinguish classes of train for the benefit of signalmen, formerly by using white oil lamps (or white discs) placed on brackets on the front of the locomotive. The various lamp positions defined the class of train.
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(rail transport, Britain) A short length of track, provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.
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(rail transport) A term generally applied to main-line railways, but this varies from country to country. It has no relation to the weight of the rails used.
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(rail transport, US) A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
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(rail transport, US) A railroad gradient where helper locomotives are required to assist the train locomotives.
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(rail transport, UK) A railway operating a line with preserved and restored locomotives, trains and infrastructure, and usually providing train services for visitors; in effect a working open-air museum.
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A truck or vehicle equipped with hi-rail interface equipment.
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A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.
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(rail transport) An all clear or full speed ahead signal.
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(US, Australia) A popular scale for model railroads; 1:87 scale
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A train of a class which is used by the poor and tramps.
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Alternative spelling of hog train [A train for transporting pigs.]
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The engineer of a locomotive.
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(slang, rail transport) A passing loop; a siding provided for trains traveling in opposite directions on a single-track line to pass each other.
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(rail transport) A railway signal controlling entry to the next section of line. Originally it meant a signal governing entry into a station.
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(rail transport, US) a diesel locomotive with a body that is less than full width, apart from the cab.
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(US, rail transport) A fast freight train.
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A train that uses hovercraft technology to take advantage of lower friction to deliver high speeds; an aerotrain.
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Any streetcar or tram vehicle using on-board hydrogen as a source of energy to power the motors.
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(sometimes derogatory) An audience or other group of people who are hyped over something; people who highly and sometimes excessively anticipates something that has been highly advertised and promoted.
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(rail transport, electrical engineering) The process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies so they don't interfere with each other.
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(rail transport) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.
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Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.
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(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of tracks such as junctions or crossings.
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To travel using the InterRail rail pass.
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(transport) A railroad steam locomotive.
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(rail transport) A railway platform which has tracks on both sides.
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(rail transport) A design of bogie used for articulated passenger trains and trams, where the ends of two cars are mounted on the same bogie.
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A semi-automatic form of railway coupling allowing cars and locomotives to be securely linked together without rail workers having to get between the vehicles.
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(US, rail transport, apocryphal) To fill a steam locomotive water tank manually from natural water supplies (a hypothetical process whose use has been discredited).
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(rail transport, derogatory) A branch line train, using light equipment
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(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
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(rail transport, New Zealand) A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks.
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(rail transport) A railway that is or was owned and operated by more than one company.
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(rail transport) A London Underground line which runs between Stratford in East London and Stanmore in northwest London, via the London Docklands, South Bank, and West End.
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(rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.
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The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MKT) Railroad.
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(rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive
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(rail transport) The outline of the space occupied by a rail vehicle when in motion, including the effects of tilt, sway, track cant, etc.
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(UK, rail transport) King class, a class of steam locomotives once used on the GWR.
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(rail transport) a short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.
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A trackless train, made to resemble a real locomotive, used for transporting passengers short distances, and normally used in tourist resorts.
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(UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
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(rail transport, countable or uncountable) A track used to store train cars.
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(chiefly Britain) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.
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(rail transport) An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.
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(rail transport) A sturdy metal bracket fixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.
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(rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
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(rail transport) A locomotive running on its own, or with other powered locomotives, with no wagons or carriages attached.
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(US, Canada, rail transport) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.
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(rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.
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(rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
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(rail transport) The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.
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(rail transport) Alongside a railway line.
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A rail which provides current (usually direct current (DC)) for electric trains running on third- and fourth-rail electrified systems.
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(UK, rail transport) London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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(rail transport, UK, dated) A platform, often with a ramp at one or both ends, provided in a railway goods yard for the purpose of loading and unloading goods wagons.
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(rail transport, UK) The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures.
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(rail transport) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.
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(rail transport) A room in a signal box, usually at ground level beneath the operating room, containing the interlocking mechanism for signals and points (track switches) below the lever frame in the operating room.
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(rail transport, informal) A locomotive.
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(slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
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(rail transport) Short for locomotive shed. [(rail transport) Synonym of engine shed.]
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(rail transport) a railfan who is interested in locomotives, and notes down those that have been seen (spotted).
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(rail transport, forestry, US) A railroad built for the purpose of transporting logs out of a forest.
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The London underground railway system.
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(rail transport) Of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help eliminate jointed track.
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(rail transport) A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
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(rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
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(rail transport) A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.
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(rail transport) Alternative form of loop line [(rail transport) A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.]
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(rail transport, UK, historical) Of older railway wagons, having a chain coupling between them, without the buffers on each wagon touching those of the next wagon when the train was in motion.
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Abbreviation of light railway. [(rail transport, UK) A railway built at lower cost, with lighter track and to a lower standard than a main-line railway.]
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a light railway in Dublin, Ireland
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(UK, rail transport) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
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(rail transport) sort of train supported by magnetic levitation
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(rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.
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(rail transport) The sorting of rolling stock in a marshalling yard.
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(London, informal) A Metropolitan Line train
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(rail transport) the rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network
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(rail transport) A track gauge of one metre.
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(rail transport) Built as or for metre gauge.
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(general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
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A railway station for a rapid transit system.
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(historical, railways) A kind of high-speed train that operated between Washington, D.C. and New York City from 1969 to 2006.
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(rail transport) The Metropolitan Line of London Underground, which has its ancestry in the Metropolitan Railway.
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(rail transport) A near-collision between two trains; an averted cornfield meet.
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(rail transport, historical) A former railway company in England, the Midland Railway.
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A rail installed between upper and lower rails.
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(rail transport) A sign or post beside a railway marking the distance from the (actual or nominal) start of a line (usually the principal terminus or junction with a more major line)
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(rail transport) A goods train that carried milk, usually in tank wagons.
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(rail transport, informal) The former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.
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(rail transport) Be careful of the gap between the vehicle and the platform it is near, in boarding or alighting; wide gaps between train and platform are caused by curved tracks and platforms in some stations.
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A railway used primarily for the transport of ore.
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(rail transport) A description of a railway track with (usually) three rails, which enables trains of two different track gauges to run over it.
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(rail transport) A train consisting of both passenger coaches and freight vehicles.
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(rail transport) Of a locomotive, one intended for both passenger and freight trains.
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(UK) A railway in miniature built as a hobby.
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(rail transport, attributive) Having a single traction motor driving the axles on a bogie.
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a train running on a single rail
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Synonym of monorail (“railroad system where trains run on one rail”)
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Synonym of monorail (“railroad system where trains run on one rail”)
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(rail transport) A locomotive which provides electrical power for a slug.
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(rail transport, collectively) The locomotives that operate on a railway.
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(rail transport) A place where locomotives are housed, maintained and repaired.
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(rail transport, US) Synonym of railcar.
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(rail transport) A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which only consists of a single railway vehicle with a driver's cab at both ends).
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(rail transport) Alternative form of motor coach. [(rail transport) A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which only consists of a single railway vehicle with a driver's cab at both ends).]
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(rail transport, US) A self-propelled railway vehicle
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(rail transport, countable) motive power depot
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A connected or unconnected line of mules, pulling or carrying cargo or riders
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(railways) Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
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A facility operated by a municipal government, such as a golf course or train line.
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Alternative form of metro [(general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.]
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A scale used for model railways, varying from 1:148 to 1:160 but always having a gauge (distance between the rails) of 9 mm or 0.354 in.
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(rail transport) A track gauge less than standard gauge.
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(rail transport) Relating to narrow gauge.
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(rail transport, UK) The government-owned company that owns and manages the infrastructure on the railway network in Britain used by TOCs (train operating companies).
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(rail transport, informal) (or more simply, Nickel Plate) A name given to, and actually used by, the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad.
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(rail transport, Britain) Not provided with a gangway between carriages.
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(rail transport) A nonoperator; a rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
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(rail transport) Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.
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(rail transport) A rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
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(rail transport, of points) In the default position, set for the most frequently used route.
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(rail transport) Amtrak's rail routes from Washington DC to Boston MA.
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The Northern Line of the London Underground.
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(rail transport, of a traction motor) suspended by a "nose" on the motor from the bogie frame.
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(rail transport) Network Rail, rail infrastructure manager in Great Britain
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(rail transport, UK) Overhead line equipment.
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(rail transport) Taking place on a train.
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(rail transport, slang, Britain) A person under a train; a person hit by a train after jumping or falling in front of it.
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(of a railway) having a single set of lines so that trains can run only in one direction at a time; single-track
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(historical) One of the trains, operating between 1854 and 1929, that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest.
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(Britain, chiefly London, rail transport) A connection between two stations within walking distance of each other but which are not physically connected; used especially where a journey involving such a connection can be done on a single ticket.
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(UK) To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.
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(rail transport, transitive) To park (a rail vehicle) in a station, siding or other location away from the (main) depot.
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(chiefly in London) A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running above the ground.
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(transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
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Passing over a railway line.
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(rail transport) Over and above a railway track.
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(rail transport) A British lightweight railbus diesel multiple unit of class 140, 141, 142, 143 or 144.
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Alternative form of pack train [(dated) A procession of beasts of burden, such as horses or mules, laden with freight.]
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(dated) A sumptuously furnished railway carriage.
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(rail transport, Britain, Australia) a railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.
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(Britain, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.
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(rail transport, UK, chiefly historical) Originally a requirement in the Railway Regulation Act 1844 for railways to run at least one train a day each way, at a cost to passengers of no more than one penny a mile, on every railway line in the country. Presently the term is used for passenger trains that serve a line or station only once a day or week to avoid the cost of applying for closure.
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A superior type of train carriage
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Alternative spelling of parlor car [A superior type of train carriage]
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(rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
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(rail transport, US) A railroad car designed to carry passengers.
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(rail transport) A railroad line which is dedicated for the exclusive use of passenger trains.
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(rail transport) A train whose primary function is to carry passengers.
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(rail transport) On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
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(rail transport) A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.
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A train for which tickets are bought on board rather than at the station beforehand.
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A vehicle, such as a traction engine, fitted with these devices.
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Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.
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The first, and historically largest, now defunct US railroad, a hallmark of the industrial age.
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(rail transport, Britain, Australia) The track and ballast (bed) of a railway.
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(rail transport, Australia) Synonym of permanent way
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The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway.
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a dining car on circus trains where food and beverages were formerly supplied to performers.
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(rail transport) a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.
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(rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
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(rail transport) The work of a platelayer, inspecting and maintaining the permanent way.
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A railway car open all round and without a roof.
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A special zone at the edge of the metro platform that passengers are not allowed to enter, except when the vehicle stands still and is available for getting in or out.
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(rail transport) A short stretch of railway line at a railway station which leaves a through line to serve a platform, before rejoining the through line beyond the station.
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(rail transport) The platforms at a railway station.
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(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
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(rail transport) The engineering of sets of points on a railway, tramway, etc.
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(rail transport) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
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A vehicle equipped with machinery for supplying heat or electrical power to other parts of a train.
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Alternative form of power car [A vehicle that propels, and commonly also controls, a passenger train or tram, often as the lead vehicle.]
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(rail transport) A suburban-urban tramway or light rail system partially built with subway standard but not fully converted to subway
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(rail transport, US) A railroad passenger car that is either privately owned or used privately, or both.
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(rail transport) a railway siding owned by a company, also possibly served by their own locomotive, which is connected to and served by a railway, but is not part of the railway's infrastructure.
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(informal, dated) A steam locomotive.
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A train made up of Pullman coaches.
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(rail transport) Synonym of Pullman
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A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.
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A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.
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Alternative form of pump car [A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.]
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Alternative form of pump trolley [A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.]
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(rail transport) Operating with locomotives at both the head and rear of a train, or with a locomotive at one end and a driving position in the vehicle at the opposite end, so that the train can be driven from either end.
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(rail transport) Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”)
v
(rail transport) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
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(rail transport) A railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
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(rail transport) A type of brake, often magnetic or electromagnetic, which is pressed against the rail in railway track.
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Alternative spelling of railcar [(rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.]
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(rail transport) The cost (to be) paid to travel by train; a train fare.
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Freight (or goods) transported by train.
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(rail transport) The top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on.
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(rail transport) A join between two rails in a railway track placed end to end; the rails are joined by fishplates where joints are not welded.
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(rail transport) Alternative form of railmotor. [(UK, Australia, rail transport) A lightweight railcar.]
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(UK, transport) Synonym of bus replacement service.
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Alternative form of railtour. [(rail transport) A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.]
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(rail transport) A former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically as a greenway for walking and cycling.
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(iron and steel manufacture) A train of rolls in a rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from blooms or billets.
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The transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run on railways or railroads.
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A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
adj
(video games) Of a game wherein a player character automatically moves along a preset path.
adj
(rail transport) Having a connection to the railway network, such as a siding.
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Alternative form of rail trail [(rail transport) A former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically as a greenway for walking and cycling.]
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The substructure of a railroad, underlying the tracks.
adj
(rail transport) Carried by train, transported by rail.
adj
(rail transport) confined to running on rails.
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(rail transport) A lightweight passenger railway vehicle, similar in appearance to a bus
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(rail transport) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
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(US) A railway enthusiast.
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(military) An area of hostile territory at the end of a rail line that, when captured, serves for the continuous movement into position of further troops and material.
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Alternative form of rail joint [(rail transport) A join between two rails in a railway track placed end to end; the rails are joined by fishplates where joints are not welded.]
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(UK, Australia, rail transport) A lightweight railcar.
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(chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
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(US) Any railway vehicle or rolling stock.
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(rail transport, US) A type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper.
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(US, railways) A set of points.
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(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
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The railroad network, used with the definite article (“the railroad tracks”).
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(US) A chassis or framework-like structure underneath a railroad car to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. (Not to be confused with railway truck or railtruck, which are British English synonyms of railroad car)
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Alternative form of railroadiana [(US) Railwayana.]
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One who works for a railroad company.
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(rail transport) A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.
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Alternative spelling of rail track [The parallel steel rails on which a train runs.]
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(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
n
(rail transport) A key that allows one to lock and unlock doors to railway carriages and compartments, typically only permitted to railway employees.
n
(chiefly UK) An organization that runs a railroad.
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(rail transport, chiefly UK) A railroad tie.
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Alternative form of railroad tie [(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.]
n
A pair of parallel rails along which a railway train runs.
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A locomotive plus the carriages that it pulls along a railway track.
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(archaic) A blanket to cover the legs when travelling.
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Items related to railways, especially collectibles.
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(rail transport, UK, dated) A railway enthusiast or railfan.
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A factory that manufactures rails for railways.
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A group of connected railroad tracks used for storing and sorting railroad equipment.
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A commuter rail system that combines aspects of an interurban railway with those of a subway, using a menagerie of pathways such as viaduct, tunnel, beam, cut and cover, trench, at grade, and others.
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A freight train or, (chiefly Britain), a passenger train.
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(rail transport) Renewal of traction equipment, in particular traction motors.
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(rail transport) The process of renewing the ballast under railway track.
n
(rail transport) Additional time built into a train timetable to allow the train to recover from any delays en route, without arriving at its destination late according to the published arrival time.
adj
(rail transport) Of or related to priority freight or the trains that carry it.
n
(historical, informal) A streetcar of the former Pacific Electric Railway mass transit system that went all across Greater Los Angeles.
n
(rail transport) In the United Kingdom and some other countries, a flag formerly used by a railway guard to warn the driver not to start the train.
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(Canada, slang) Any of the red-painted electrical streetcars and subway trams operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada, especially the classic models used during the early and mid-20th century.
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Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.
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(rail transport) A vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.
n
(rail transport, automotive, electrical engineering) A form of braking used on some electric vehicles in conjunction with the main braking system, where kinetic energy from braking is converted into electricity and fed back into the power supply by using the traction motors as generators.
n
(rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
n
(railways, historical) In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
adj
Decorated with replacement livery, especially of a train.
n
(railways) A pair of iron plates fitting over the rails, used as a bridge to replace on the track derailed railway stock.
v
To renew the rails in a railway line.
n
any of several devices used to assist in putting a derailed locomotive back on the rails
n
(rail transport) The action of rerailing; restoring a derailed locomotive or train to its rails.
n
On a tramway, a section of track which is not laid in a street. The track can be on an alignment alongside the street or road, or follow the alignment of an old railway.
n
(British spelling, rail transport) The act of renewing signalling equipment.
v
(rail transport, transitive, UK) To replace the sleepers of (a track).
n
(rail transport) A dining car.
n
(rail transport, mechanical engineering) A retaining valve.
n
(rail transport, mechanical engineering) A device that retains some air pressure in a train's air brake cylinders even when the automatic brake valve is set to the fully-released position, used on steep downgrades to allow a degree of continuous braking effort to be maintained without depleting the pressure in the train's brakepipe (which would result in the loss of nearly all braking ability, causing a runaway).
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(railways, historical) A tag attached to a railway car as evidence of its due arrival.
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(rail transport) A loop provided for the purpose of turning a train or tram round to face in the opposite direction. The vehicles themselves do not have to reverse.
n
(rail transport, UK) A siding provided for terminating passenger trains, usually at a through station, where a train can lay over between journeys before heading back in the opposite direction.
n
(countable) The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
n
(rail transport, UK) A signal given to a train driver by the guard of the train, or a member of station staff, that the train is ready to depart.
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Abbreviation of railway. [(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.]
n
(US, rail transport) A railway or (UK, rail transport) a single railway track.
n
(rail transport) A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) intended to serve as part of a regular locomotive consist for road haulage.
n
(rail transport, US) a diesel locomotive that combines the duties of a switcher with those of a locomotive hauling trains from one place to another.
n
(US, Australia, Canada) A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two or more trailers.
adj
Relating to both road(s) and railway(s).
n
(rail transport) Short for the Rock Island Line, or Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
n
(rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
n
(rail transport) A bogie used to carry a railway carriage on a line of different gauge to the one it was built for, usually a narrower gauge.
n
(rail transport, uncountable, collectively) All vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered.
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Alternative form of rolling stock [(rail transport, uncountable, collectively) All vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered.]
n
(rail transport) A panel attached to a colour light signal situated just before a junction, which when lit up indicates that a diverging route has been set for the next train.
n
(rail transport) A set of railway carriages dedicated for the use of the monarch or other members of a royal family.
n
A bus formerly manufactured by the Associated Equipment Company, mostly for use in London.
n
(rail transport) synonym of ruling gradient
n
(rail transport) The steepest uphill gradient in one direction on a section of railway line, which determines the load that can be pulled by one locomotive over that section, according to the power rating of the locomotive. A typical ruling gradient could be 1:50 (2%). The ruling gradient can differ in the other direction on the same section.
v
(rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
adj
(railroad) In which trains continue without stopping while going through a station.
n
A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
n
(rail transport) A narrow footway above the driving wheels of some steam locomotives, and along the sides of some diesel locomotives.
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(railways) Those components of a railway vehicle that run passively on the rails, unlike those of the driving gear. Traditionally these are the wheels, axles, axle boxes, springs and vehicle frame.
n
(rail transport) A railway line used to operate trains on, as opposed to a siding.
n
(rail transport, UK) Permission given in an agreement allowing one railway company to run trains over certain tracks belonging to another railway company.
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(rail transport) A building used for the maintenance and preparation for service of locomotives.
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(rail transport) A line on which trains can run, as opposed to a siding.
n
(rail transport, photography) A staged event, usually on a railfans' excursion, where a train runs past a group of photographers, who photograph the scene.
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A railway gauge of 1,520 or 1,524 mm, used primarily in the former Soviet Union.
n
Abbreviation of railroad/railway/rail-line/rail crossing.: a level crossing
n
(law) Abbreviation of railway. [(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.]
n
(chiefly in German-speaking countries and Copenhagen, Denmark) A commuter rail/metro system (generally overground) serving a metropolitan area; a train in such a system.
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(UK, rail transport) Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
n
(rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
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(rail transport, UK) a pile of sand or earth at the end of a siding or bay platform, intended to stop trains that overrun or pass through trap points set for a siding.
n
The process of applying sand to rails in railway track to aid adhesion.
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A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.
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(rail transport) A superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks.
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(railways) The lock of a reversible seat in railroad cars.
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Accommodation provided by a railway or other public transport body for its vehicle staff working on lines too long to make a round trip in one shift.
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(Britain, rail transportation) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
n
(US, rail transport, historical, chiefly in the plural) A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway.
n
(US, Pennsylvania) A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
n
(rail transport) A Japanese high-speed passenger train; bullet train.
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A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two watercourses or harbours.
n
(rail transport) train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail.
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(US, railways) A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc.
n
(rail transport, US) alternative form of shortline. [(rail transport, US) An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.]
n
(rail transport, US) An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.
n
A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
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The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
n
(rail transport, UK) A locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
n
(rail transport) A length of dead-end track, e.g. alongside a main line, used for the purpose of allowing a train to shunt back into a siding or rail yard without the need for the train to occupy a running line.
n
alternative form of sidetrack [(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.]
n
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
n
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
n
(rail transport) Synonym of signal box
n
(rail transport) An instance where a train must stop at a red signal, or slow down before passing a signal displaying a yellow aspect.
n
(rail transport) a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller structures usually have a single support, and larger structures are supported on both sides.
n
(rail transport, UK) A young man employed in a signalbox to record the times of trains as they pass through the area served by the signalbox.
n
(rail transport) A post on which one or more railway signals are mounted.
n
(rail transport) the signals and associated equipment required for their operation.
n
(rail transport, obsolete) Synonym of single-driver.
n
(rail transport) The haulage of a train by one locomotive.
adj
(rail transport) Having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time
n
(rail transport, colloquial) the area between the closest rails of two parallel standard gauge railway lines, regardless of the actual distance.
n
A train, bus or elevator that does not make all of the designated stops along its route.
n
(rail transport) Railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.
v
(rail transport) To lay slab track on a section of railway line.
n
(rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
n
(rail transport) A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.
n
(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 33/2 locomotive.
n
(rail transport) A coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.)
n
(rail transport) An electronic device fitted to locomotives which enables them to operate at a very slow speed when their train is loaded or unloaded on the move.
n
(rail transport) Synonym of local train
n
(rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
n
(rail transport) A type of sleeping car.
n
(rail transport) a device fitted to either side or on top of the smokebox of some steam locomotives, the purpose of which was to lift smoke clear of the locomotive at speed, so it wouldn't obscure the driver's vision.
n
a railroad car in which smoking is allowed
n
(rail transport, Britain) Synonym of smoking car.
n
(rail transport) A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.
n
(rail transport, UK, Australia) One of the longitudinal beams running along either side of a railway vehicle, onto which the bodywork is mounted, in passenger-carrying vehicles usually forming the side or the base of the floor.
v
(rail transport, UK) To pass a signal at danger.
n
A train station layout with platforms on both sides of the track, where one side is used for boarding the train and the other side is used for alighting.
n
(rail transport, UK) A special railway carriage reserved for royalty and other dignitaries.
n
(rail transport) A motorized railroad track crew cart.
n
(rail transport, Britain) A British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.
n
(rail transport, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.
n
(rail transport, historical) A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.
n
(rail transport) Room for a train to stand if necessary, e.g. between junctions.
n
(rail transport) A track gauge of 56.5 inches (1435 mm).
n
(UK, rail transport) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
n
(rail transport) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal.
n
(rail transport) Synonym of starting signal.
n
(rail transport) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal.
n
(rail transport) the often constricted area at the end of a railway station where running lines divide into platform tracks.
n
(rail transport) The time when trains were powered by steam locomotives.
n
(rail transport) a type of boiler fitted in a diesel locomotive or another rail vehicle, which provided steam heating in steam-heated passenger trains that had previously been hauled by steam locomotives.
n
(rail transport) A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam.
n
(rail transport) A train pulled by a steam locomotive.
adj
(rail transport, of a train) Pulled by a steam locomotive.
n
(rail transport) A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
n
A streamlined steam powered train locomotive.
n
(rail transport) A centrally placed cab on some early electric locomotives.
n
(rail transport) a system to decrease turnaround time at terminal stations where a second driver enters the rear cab of an arriving train and departs driving the train from that end while the first driver is walking the length of the platform ready to take over the subsequent departure.
n
A railway car for carrying cattle.
n
(rail transport, especially US) An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
n
(rail transport) A passenger train that stops at most, if not all, of the stations on the route in the course of its journey.
n
Something with a streamlined design, especially railroad locomotives and passenger equipment.
n
A tram line; public transportation operating on rails laid in public streets.
adj
(rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track
n
(Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
n
(US, rail transport) A buckle in railroad track caused by extremely hot weather, which could cause a train to derail.
n
The cant of a railway track; the difference in elevation (height) between its two edges, as on a curve.
n
A very fast express train.
n
(UK) A type of railway ticket offering a significant discount on the normal fare.
n
A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
n
A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch
n
(rail transport, US) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter.
n
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
n
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
adj
Of freight operations: dynamically planned and scheduled in real time.
n
(rail transport, in multiple unit formations) Trailer car.
n
(rail transport) A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
n
A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
n
(rail transport) A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
n
(rail transport) A self-propelled rail-mounted machine used to pack or tamp ballast under railway tracks; a ballast tamper.
n
(rail transport) A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.
n
(rail transport) Synonym of tank engine.
n
(rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
n
(rail transport, US) a railroad siding where customers can load and unload freight cars themselves.
n
(Britain, rail transport) A British Rail Class 14 locomotive.
n
Alternative form of telpherage [An automated transportation system powered by electricity, especially a cable car used to transport minerals or other goods.]
n
An automated transportation system powered by electricity, especially a cable car used to transport minerals or other goods.
n
(rail transport) A section of cab added to the front of a steam locomotive tender, to provide protection for the engine crew in inclement weather when running tender-first.
n
(rail transport) Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.
adj
(rail transport, also used adverbially) Of a steam locomotive with a tender (a tender locomotive), when it is operating in reverse, with the tender leading.
n
A quantity that a tender (railroad car behind the engine) holds.
n
(rail transport) A railway track for the purpose of testing trains.
n
(rail transport) A French high-speed train.
n
The electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains.
n
(rail transport) Any railway station having one or more tracks running through it, and that is not built as a terminus where trains can go no further without changing direction.
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(rail transport) a train that travels a long distance without any stops
n
(rail transport) A railway route that passengers can take without needing to change trains.
n
(UK, rail transport, slang) A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
n
(UK, railway) a locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
n
(countable) a train carrying time freight.
n
A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
n
(rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
n
(rail transport, usually informal) Any of several types of railway or tramway passenger vehicles with open sides and transverse benches that span the width of the vehicle body, such that it resembles a toast rack.
n
(rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
n
(rail transport) a type of signalling system on a single-track line which dispenses with the need for a train to carry a token (sense 21).
n
(informal) An old-fashioned single-car trolley.
v
(transitive, rail transport, UK) To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.
n
A piece of graffiti covering the whole height of a railway carriage.
n
(railway, safety) Train Protection & Warning System.
n
Abbreviation of train. [The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.]
n
(rail transport) an electrical circuit in a railway track used for signalling purposes.
n
(rail transport) The specified distance between the rails of a railway.
n
(rail transport) A magnet incorporated in railway track for various purposes.
n
(rail transport, US) a long trough placed between the rails in a railroad track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop.
n
(rail transport) An assembled section of railway track.
n
(rail transport) A diagram of the track layout at a particular place.
adj
(rail transport) Of a section of railway line, provided with track circuits.
n
railway tracks collectively
n
(rail transport, US) Synonym of running powers.
n
(loosely) The land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built.
n
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.
n
(rail transport) The process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.
n
(US, rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
n
(rail transport) Construction or maintenance of railroad tracks
n
(transport) Collectively, the locomotives of a railroad, especially electric locomotives.
n
(engineering, rail transport) the tractive force that can be generated (by a locomotive) and used to pull a train.
n
(UK, rail transport) A British Rail Class 37 locomotive.
n
(railroad) A long arm that is used to suspend a bag to be dropped onto a passing train and which retracts automatically be means of a spring when the bag is dropped.
adj
(railways) Of a system of points: arranged so that the train may run through them in a trailing direction, even if it is not set for that route.
n
(rail transport) An unpowered car / coach / carriage included in the formation of a diesel multiple unit or an electric multiple unit.
n
(rail transport, plural only) A set of points at which two routes converge in the direction of travel.
n
A spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.
n
A mechanical (traditionally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected cars or carriages considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
n
Alternative form of traincrew. [(rail transport) The crew of employees that operate a railway train.]
n
An area on a road where a train crosses.
n
(nautical, rail transport) A ferry used to transport rail vehicles from one railway line to another across a stretch of water.
n
Alternative spelling of train-mate [Someone with whom one rides in a train.]
n
(rail transport) A unit used in estimating railway running expenses, etc.: the total number of miles run by all the trains of a railroad, or system of railroads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure.
n
(UK, rail transport) A company that operates passenger trains on the mainline railway network in Great Britain under franchise or license from the Government.
n
(rail transport, US, Canada) Formerly, a telegraphed or written instruction issued by a dispatcher to train crews and other railroad employees, concerning changes in operation of a particular train.
n
A small model railroad with trains that move around the tracks by electricity (formerly by clockwork)
n
(rail transport) A building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof.
n
(rail transport, often plural) The time when a scheduled passenger train departs or arrives according to the timetable.
n
(topology) A set of curves lying in a surface, meeting one another at their respective endpoints in a specific way that resembles railroad tracks
n
Someone with whom one rides in a train.
n
(rail transport, normally used attributively) The maintenance and care of passenger rolling stock, usually multiple units.
n
(informal) A railway enthusiast.
n
(rail transport, archaic) Synonym of trailing wheel (“on a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels”)
n
(rail transport) A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
n
A locomotive and carriages coupled together to form a unified set of equipment.
n
(Australia, Britain, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
n
Alternative spelling of tramline [(rail transport) The rails that a tram runs on.]
n
(rail transport) A steam locomotive specially built, or modified, to run on a street, or roadside, tramway track, hauling trains of wagons or carriages.
n
alternative form of tramrail [An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop.]
n
a designated point on a tram route where passengers may board or leave the tram
n
The track on which a tram runs; the tramway.
n
(rail transport, UK) A design of tram which can operate over standard railway track as well as tram track.
n
A rail vehicle for carrying loads in a mine; a tram.
n
(rail transport) The rails that a tram runs on.
n
A street railway laid in the streets of a town or city, or an interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from an extended railway line for trains.
n
A road designed for use by trams or wagons.
n
(UK, dated) a building where trams are housed; a tram depot.
n
The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
n
(rail transport) A network of Russian railway lines which stretch from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the Far East.
n
(chiefly in the plural) a transcontinental railroad.
n
(railroad) A traverse table.
n
(rail transport, UK) A set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.
n
(railroad) A platform with one or more tracks, and arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting cars, etc., from one line of track to another.
n
(rail transport) A traverse table.
n
(rail transport) The use of three locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.
adj
(rail transport) Of a train or locomotive: Designed to operate on electricity on electrified lines, or diesel-electric power (from a diesel generator) or battery power on non-electrified lines.
n
(rail transport) A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.
n
A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger
n
(rail transport, UK, uncountable) The operation of short-distance freight trains, e.g. between goods yards.
n
(rail transport) In railway air braking systems, a valve that performs three functions.
adj
(rail transport) Of a train, hauled by three locomotives.
n
(US, colloquial) A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or streetcar system.
n
A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.
n
An electric streetcar or tram with a trolley pole for collecting electric current.
n
Alternative spelling of trolley bus [A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.]
n
The wheel-set of railroad rolling stock.
n
(rail transport) A main railway line which usually forms the backbone of a rail network.
n
(Britain, colloquial, often capitalised as Tube, a trademark) The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)
n
(rail transport, UK) A smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which have a small cross section.
n
(rail transport, chiefly US) A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
n
(rail transport, road transport) A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.
adj
(rail transport) Synonym of double-track.
n
(railways) A pair of cars or locomotives that are permanently coupled and treated as a single unit.
n
A small single-railcar on-demand rail system with trunk-separated stations that does not operate on any fixed route but rather to stations where it has been requested, similar to an elevator.
n
Alternative form of ultra light rail [A small single-railcar on-demand rail system with trunk-separated stations that does not operate on any fixed route but rather to stations where it has been requested, similar to an elevator.]
n
Alternative form of ultra light rail [A small single-railcar on-demand rail system with trunk-separated stations that does not operate on any fixed route but rather to stations where it has been requested, similar to an elevator.]
adj
(rail transport, rare) Of a train, not having the assistance of a banker (etymology 3) when climbing a steep grade (or bank).
n
(rail transport) Synonym of subway: a railway under the ground.
adj
Passing under a railway line.
n
(rail transport, US, Canada) A railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.
adj
(rail transport, UK) Of a level crossing, one where a railway crosses a right of way such as a road on private land, a footpath or a bridleway. Any gates or barriers provided often need to be operated manually, with some crossings requiring users to telephone a signaller to check that it is safe to cross.
n
A theoretical maglev running in vacuum tunnels.
n
(rail transport) A brake used on trains, working on the principle of keeping up a vacuum in a continuous pipe or pipes extending under the train, and in brake-cylinders connected to them under each vehicle, the air being sucked out by ejectors or pumps on the locomotive.
n
(Britain) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
n
(rail transport) An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
n
(railways) A train of passenger cars having the space between the end doors of adjacent cars enclosed, so as to allow the doors to be left open to provide for intercommunication between all the cars.
n
Virginia Railway Express
n
A number of horse-drawn wagons traveling together for safety.
n
(railways) A type of freight train service in which individual wagons have separate destinations and/or cargos.
adj
(rail transport) Of passenger carriages in a train, having no doors in gangway connections between the carriages, creating a "see-through" effect through the train.
n
A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
n
(rail transport, UK) Storage of a train taken out of service temporarily, which is kept powered and maintained.
n
(rail transport) A column alongside a railway track used to replenish a steam engine's water supply.
n
(rail transport, UK) a long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
n
(US) Method of managing a complex operation.
n
(US) A train stopping at most of the stations on a line.
n
Any piece of hardware or built environment, close to the permanent way, that has a railway function
n
(rail transport) A system of classifying the way the driving wheels and non-driving wheels are distributed under a locomotive.
n
(rail transport) A flat spot on a railway wheel caused when a wheel, or both wheels on the same axle, in a moving train stop rotating.
n
(rail transport) A problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where excess power supplied to the driven wheels causes them to turn against the rail, especially when the rails are slippery, without moving the train forward.
n
(railways) A sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle.
n
(US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.
n
(road transport) A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed.
n
(rail transport, informal) The Wimbledon to Edgware Road service on the London Underground's District Line.
n
A junction between two rails that diverge in a V-formation
n
(rail transport, chiefly historical) A steam locomotive fuelled with wood instead of coal or oil, mainly used in areas with a plentiful supply of wood.
n
(rail transport) a train run for the purpose of maintenance and repair of railway track.
n
(rail transport, UK) a set of timetables for the internal use of railway operating staff, which show all planned train movements in a given area.
n
(rail transport, US) A railroad switch, having a Y shape, in which one line splits into two lines that diverge at equal angles.
n
A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
n
(rail transport) A slug (locomotive accessory) designed for switching; it has a low body, and no cab, in order to allow an engineer or driver in a powered unit to the rear to see past it.
n
(rail transport) Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen).
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