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	Modern Railway Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In railway signalling, the ability to determine that a track section or block is occupied by a train.
		Railway vehicle base which forms the support for the body structure or is an integral part of a body shell.
		The terminology is believed to originate from the early railways in the north east of England which connected mines to coastal ports.
	www.railway-technical.com /newglos.html (11585 words)

	Rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A typical railway (or railroad) track consists of two parallel steel (or in older networks, iron) rails, generally anchored perpendicular to beams (termed sleepers (Commonwealth) or railroad ties (U.S. and Canada)) of timber, concrete, or steel to maintain a consistent distance apart, or gauge.
		The first railways in Great Britain (also known as wagonways) were built in the early 17th century, mainly for transporting coal from the mine to the water side where it could be loaded on to a boat.
		Railways soon spread throughout the United Kingdom and through the world, and became the dominant means of land transport for nearly a century, until the invention of aircraft and automobiles, which prompted a gradual decline in railways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Railway (2860 words)

	HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It thereby assists the Railways in ensuring that all reasonable measures are taken in regard to soundness of railway construction and safety of train operation.
		Railway Protection Force (RPF) in South Central Railway is a 3,077 strong, vital department entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the properties belonging to Railways as well those entrusted for transportation.
		Railway Protection Force of South Central Railway is committed to assist the passengers in all possible ways in addition to its main duty of ensuring protection and security of railway property.
	scrailway.gov.in /web/safety_det.htm (3296 words)

	Railway Terminology
		A section of railway line where the surrounding countryside is at a higher level than the line and the ground has been dug away to put in the line.
		A section of railway line where the surrounding countryside is at a lower level than the line and the ground has been built up to put in the line.
		Scenery close to the back edge of a model railway that has been modelled to a reduced depth to give the illusion that the scenery extends much further than it actually does.
	www.amra.asn.au /terms.htm (3555 words)

	UK Heritage Railways - Glossary & Technical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Railways in general and the UK in particular, with its rich and varied railway history, contains many confusing terms, names and abbreviations, this glossary will hopefully clarify some of them for you.
		This section is intended to explain some of the basics of heritage railways and associated matters.
		Covers a wide range of railway topics for those interested in the technology, planning, maintenance and operation of railways old and new.
	ukhrail.uel.ac.uk /glossary/info.html (214 words)

	British Railway Vocabulary
		A wiring system for model railways in which two separate power sources (controllers) are connected to the track with one rail in common and the other switched between the two sources.
		These were the Great Western Railway (primarily the western UK, and the only railway company to emerge from grouping relatively unscathed), the Southern Railway (primarily the south-east), London, Midland and Scottish and the London North-Eastern Railway.
		Across the UK are many preservation or heritage railway lines - short lines run by enthusiasts, frequently volunteers, who want to keep memories of the old steam and occasionally older diesel engines alive.
	teladesign.com /british-n-scale/vocabulary.html (4527 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Recreation : Trains and Railroads
		Like other forms of public transport, many railways are having to make considerable investment in order to meet new requirements for security in the face of recent terrorism incidents, for instance the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004.
		In 1812 the Middleton Railway which had been built to carry coal from the pits to Leeds became to first railway to successfully use steam locomotives on a commercial basis.
		Railways soon spread throughout Britain and through the world, and became the dominant means of land transport for nearly a century, until the invention of aircraft and automobiles, which prompted a gradual decline in railways.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Recreation-Trains_Railroads.shtml (3913 words)

	British Railway Journal Volume 4
		The Highland Railway Journal, 1990 (Autumn) notes that two NER diners and were lent to it by the NBR (being numbered 161 and 463 on NBR).
		In 1877 the railways had reached Bryngwyn and Quellyn, in 1878 Snowdon Ranger was reached, and in May 1881 Rhyd-Ddu became the terminus of a railway in deep financial trouble.
		The railway system was largely closed during WW1, but in 1922 Government assistance was provided to activate the Welsh Highland Railway to alleviate unemployment, but lack of use led to closure in 1937.
	www.steamindex.com /brj/brj4.htm (7555 words)

	Glossary of Railway terminology
		This is a small glossary of railway terms to help explain terms used in this site.
		This describes the sleepers and the rails laid on the trackbed of the railway line.
		It is called "Permanent" because often temporary tracks were laid along the course of a railway to aid the construction stage of the line.
	www.railscot.co.uk /Glossary.htm (515 words)

	Bluebell Railway - Related Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Bluebell railway is Twinned with the Museumstoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik.
		John Cowley GRA has his railway paintings and Bluebell photos (which are in the "Studio") at railwayarts.com.
		The Puffing Billy Railway is Australia's premier steam railway, and several members of the Puffing Billy and Bluebell Railways have personal friendships.
	www.bluebell-railway.co.uk /bluebell/links.html (3212 words)

	Carriages: Technical Pages and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Railway Coach E-mail Group is an E-mail List for people interested in Railway coaches of all kinds and ages.
		Railway Carriage Significance - a paper by Richard Gibbon, former Head of Engineering Collections at the NRM.
		Railway Technical pages cover modern coaching matters, especially in relation to electrical and braking systems, in considerable detail, andalso include many useful links.
	www.bluebell-railway.co.uk /bluebell/car_tech.html (549 words)

	Great Green Room: Parents Guide to "Thomas the Tank Engine"
		The Thomas stories are packed full of English railway jargon, which is in many respects quite different from American railway jargon.
		Some of the terminology is can be clarified for Americans simply by giving the American equivalents.
		Skarloey's narrow-gauge railway, and all the engines on it, are closely modeled on the Tallylyn Railway in Wales, which is still alive and well, carrying tourists along at the leasurely pace of nine miles per hour.
	greatgreenroom.org /cgi-bin/bt/backtalk/wasabi/begin?item=9 (3259 words)

	NS Railway Companies
		The only mention of this railway (that I know of) is a few words — "The iron mine was situated three miles south of this location and ore transported in trucks drawn by horses on a railway with rails of maple wood." — on a bronze plaque at Clementsport.
		This railway never reached the stage of having an Act of Incorporation passed by the Legislature (at least not under that name) but fairly extensive planning work was done during the first few years of the twentieth century.
		The Joggins Coal & Railway Co. was formed in 1888 by the amalgamation of the Joggins Railway Co. with the Joggins Coal Mining Co. In 1892 the Joggins Coal & Railway Co. was sold to the Canada Coals & Railway Co.
	alts.net /ns1625/railways.html (9724 words)

	Rail terminology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Centralized traffic control (CTC) (U.S., Aus.): a system in which signals and switches for a given area of track are controlled from a centralized location.
		Colour light signal: A signal in which the colour of the light(s) determine the meaning of the aspect shown.
		Track circuit: an electrical device for proving that a section of track is clear of vehicles, and used in the signalling logic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Railway_terminology (7208 words)

	Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free
		It includes a description of all fundamental Aikido terms, the Japanese kanji characters as used in Aikido, their meaning, a phonetic guide and cross-reference to a kanji guidebook for those who wish to study further.
		The essential concise dictionary of business terminology is designed to include most of the terms used throughout the business community, where ever English is the language of commerce.
		This dictionary was originally written to include all the esssential terminology for HSC Business Studies students in New South Wales, Australia.
	www.lulu.com /browse/search.php?fKeywords=Terminology (683 words)

	RTWP Home Page
		.....provides free articles about railways, using the UK railway system as the base technology with more articles and information about other systems, like the US, as appropriate.
		Diagrams like this one are provided throughout the articles to show sections of infrastructure, plans of stations, railway signs, signals, features and how equipment works.
		This diagram is an sample schematic of the pneumatic auxiliary equipment on a train and is described fully in an article on this site here.
	www.railway-technical.com (339 words)

	MDA Railway Object Name Thesaurus: Alphabetical list - J
		Any of various kinds of auxiliary or intermediate shafts which are driven by another shaft or by a set of gears and form part of the drive train between engine or motor and driving wheels.
		In the case of railway vehicles, the part of an axle inside the axle box.
		You may freely download this page for non-profit use, but must acknowledge MDA and the Railway Terminology Working Group in any output in which it is used.
	www.mda.org.uk /railway/railobjj.htm (547 words)

	A summary of Technical specifications for a railway - Job # 74374 - ProZ.com
		There are 1 files (7 pages A4 format size) in MS Word that need to translated and proofread.
		The topic is A summary of Communication,signalling specifications for a railway, it is detailed technical Specification summaries in outline form..
		Turkish Language native preferred, also someone who is familar with Turkish Railways (TCDD) and engineering terminlogy if possible.
	www.proz.com /job/74374 (315 words)

	UIC - Terminology
		UIC has been publishing multilingual dictionaries with railway terminology for decades.
		They have become valuable tools for all those working in the international rail sector in need of technical vocabulary.
		RailLexic currently covers 19 languages with the translations being done by the experts of the individual railway organisations.
	www.uic.asso.fr /termino/Railway-terminology-at-UIC.html (100 words)

	NRM \| Press Office \| Press Release
		The product of six years work, Thesaurus was compiled by the mda Railway Technology Working Group (RTWG) as a tool for museums with railway collections and organisations dealing with railway information.
		The railway sector is blessed with a rich and historic language, but a mine field when a precise description is necessary for organizing and searching.
		The Railway Terminology Working Group formed in 1996 and includes staff from the National Railway Museum, York; London's Transport Museum; Beamish, North of England Open Air Museum; the Historical Model Railway Society; Heritage Railways Association; English Heritage, National Monuments Record Centre; and mda.
	www.nrm.org.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/2002/thesaurus.asp (331 words)

	Glossary
		Bermuda's mid-Atlantic location has always meant a mixture of influences, and this applies to language as much as anything else.
		This short list presents some differences in British and American railway terminology that may be found in these pages.
		If anyone has any other examples, especially any specifically Bermudian words that may have been used on the Railway, please let me know.
	www.bermudarailway.net /brc/glossary.html (79 words)

	British Railways compared to American Railroads — Two Nations separated by a Common Ocean and a Common Language
		Left: Hand-dug excavation on the Scarborough and Whitby Railway, which saw completion in 1885.
		The first great difference involved building the railroad itself — creating the right of way and laying tracks — and the second involved the motive power and cars that ran upon it.
		The British emphasis upon a level right of way led directly to enormous investments of time and money to create railway cuts, giant embankments, bridges, and long tunnels, many of which remain in use, essentially unchanged, more than a century after they were constructed.
	www.victorianweb.org /technology/railways/23.html (751 words)

	Railways of China - Site Map
		I regret that I will not respond to queries about times of trains or costs of tickets.
		Articles on various episodes from China's railway history.
		A brief glossary of railway terminology (English - Chinese).
	www.railwaysofchina.com /site_map.htm (162 words)

	German Railway Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		An Anschlußstelle (Anst) is a siding, normally with hand-operated points, which can be unlocked using a key.
		There is a good, English language description of German railway signalling at www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/index.htm.
		You may alter the formatting and content of this document only to suit your own computer or printer.
	www.steane.com /egtre/de_terms.htm (317 words)

	Specialized German/English Dictionaries On Line
		German-English dictionary of railway terminology; includes railway modelling words and terms
		Business terminology can be found, however, in the "View by Subject" section which lists terminology logically.
		The specialized Dictionary of the Hotel and Tourism Industry [Wörterbuch für Beherbergungsbetriebe und Reiseunternehmen] also lists words of interest to the tourist that are often not easily found: ADAC, Saftbar, Wallfahrtskirche, etc.
	www.hudsoncity.net /culture/german/diction.htm (517 words)

	Site Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		To get more information on what is or isn't in each section, see HELP.
		If you are looking for railway maps, see the Railway Maps part of the DATA section.
		Train Scan Canadian Railway News -- Monthly news and views on the Canadian railway industry.
	www.trainscan.com /map/index.html (196 words)

	Technical Information Resources Directory, Mohawk & Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Also find here information on steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, on-train auxillary power systems, electric power distribution systems, brakes, signals, and MU operations: just tons of information.
		Index to the extensive railway signalling resources of Railway Technical Pages
		Additional information may be found at the many sites listed on our links page, especially under
	www.crisny.org /not-for-profit/railroad/info.htm (396 words)

	Germany - Lines with obscure or sparse passenger services
		Due to the size and complexity of the German railway system, the Obscure Services listing is subdivided by Länder (Provinces).
		A brief Guide to German railway terminology is available.
		KVG trams between Kassel and Hessich Lichtenau use the former DB railway for most of the way east of Kaufungen Papierfabrik, but with a deviation through the middle of Oberkaufungen.
	www.steane.com /egtre/de_route.htm (11371 words)

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