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1Signalling block system — Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways, so as to avoid collisions between trains. Block systems are used to control trains between stations and yards, and not normally within them. Any block system is defined …
2Track (rail transport) — Permanent way redirects here. For other uses, see Permanent way (disambiguation). Twin rail tracks in a wooded area …
3Single-line working — On a double track railway, single line working refers to the practice of using one track out of two, usually when one of the tracks is out of use for maintenance or because of damage or some obstruction. Circumstances Tracks that are signalled… …
4Token (railway signalling) — A token being offered by a signalman on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway …
5Railway signalling — Not to be confused with Railway signal. A gantry of British semaphore signals seen from the cab of a steam locomotive Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being… …
6Double track — This article is about the use of two tracks on a railway line. For the sound recording technique, see doubletracking. A double track railway line A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single… …
7Australian Rail Track Corporation — is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Defined Interstate Rail Network… …
8Gauntlet track — or interlaced track (also gantlet track) is where railway tracks converge onto a single roadbed and are interlaced to pass through a narrow passage such as a cutting, bridge, or tunnel. A frog at each end allows the two tracks to overlap, and the …
9Australian railway signalling — Just as the railways of Australia has suffered issues from incompatible rail gauges, the different states have tended to go their own way regarding railway signalling practice.New South WalesThe signalling system in New South Wales consists… …
10German railway signalling — Railway signals in Germany are regulated by the Eisenbahn Signalordnung (ESO, railway signalling rules). There are several signalling systems in use: History Reichsbahn Originally every rail company had its own signalling system. After these… …
