gauge clearance
1Clearance gauge — A Clearance is the distance between a roll and a chuck on a can seamer used to form a double seam in a can sealing the the lid (End) to the can body such as in paint, beverage or food cans. The lid (End) should be of metal while the body can be… …
2Clearance car — A Washington Metro railcar, originally built for passenger service, later converted to a clearance car. Note the addition of feelers to the car. A clearance car is a type of railroad car in maintenance of way service. Its purpose is to check the… …
3Clearance — A clearance can refer to: in chess, A positional move, where a player moves a piece occupying a certain square away, replacing it with an allied piece that will strengthen the player s position. in engineering and safety, a physical distance or… …
4Loading gauge — The clearance between train and tunnel is often small. London Underground train at Hendon. A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other… …
5Structure gauge — The structure gauge, also called the minimum clearance outline, is the minimum height and width of tunnels and bridges as well as the minimum height and width of the doors that allow a rail siding access into a warehouse. In addition the term may …
6Berne gauge — The Berne Gauge [Berne and all that, G Hafter, Modern Railways, April 1992] or Berne Convention Gauge is an informal but widely used term for the railway loading gauge considered the standard gauge in continental Europe. The term arises from the… …
7Feeler gauge — A feeler gauge is a simple tool used to measure gap widths. The feeler gauge was first patented in 1954 by Andrejs Muiza, a Latvian immigrant to the United States (Nashville, TN) following WWII. Feeler gauges are mostly used in engineering to… …
8Freycinet gauge — The Freycinet gauge ( fr. gabarit Freycinet) is a standard governing the dimensions of the locks of some canals, put in place as a result of a law passed during the tenure of Charles de Freycinet as prime minister of France, dating from 5th… …
9Midland Main Line — This article is about the railway line. For the former train operating company, see Midland Mainline. Midland Main Line East Midlands Trains HST at Dore. Overview …
10Reading to Plymouth Line — The Reading Plymouth line is the central part of the trunk railway line between London Paddington and Penzance railway stations in the southern United Kingdom. It is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line and diverges at Reading, running… …
