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  • 11Rail transport in Ireland — Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. The gauge on main lines is RailGauge|1600 Irish gauge, as opposed to the standard gauge of RailGauge|1435 of …

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  • 12Rail Europe — is a specialist in the promotion of European rail travel. It comprises four operating companies, as explained below.Rail Europe LimitedBased in London and Kent, Rail Europe Limited is wholly owned subsidiary of SNCF. It specialises in European… …

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  • 13Head end power — (HEP) or Electric train supply (ETS) in the United Kingdom is a rail transport term for the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train. The power source, usually a locomotive at the front or “ head ” of a train or a generator car,… …

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  • 14Rail-babbler — Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 15Head house — Rail Terminals= In the context of rail transport, head house refers to that portion of a passenger terminal not housing the tracks and platforms themselves. Typically, the head house contains ticket counters, toilets and baggage facilities, if… …

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  • 16head|first — «HEHD FURST», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. with the head first: »He caught the rail, pulled himself over it headfirst, and then went clawing up the deck (Atlantic). 2. Figurative. hastily; rashly: »He made several mistakes, because he dove… …

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  • 17Rail fastening system — Elements of a baseplate based rail fastening system 1. Screw for fixing plate to sleeper 2. Elastomeric pad supporting rail 3. Tension washer 4. Rail clamp 5. Tensioning bolt (nut not shown) 6. Baseplate …

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  • 18Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is …

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  • 19Rail transport operations — A railway can be broken down into two major components. Basically these are the items which move , the rolling stock, that is the locomotives, passenger carrying vehicles (coaches), freight carrying vehicles (goods wagons/freight cars) and those… …

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  • 20Rail transport in Vatican City — Vatican Railway Ferrovia Vaticana Vatican City railway station Overview System Holy See railway Status …

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