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The Post Office Railway, known since 1987 as Mail Rail, is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge, driverless underground railway in London that was built by the...21 KB (2,214 words) - 18:06, 22 September 2024
A Post Office sorting van is a type of rail vehicle built for use in a Travelling Post Office. British Rail built ninety-six of these vehicles between...6 KB (226 words) - 19:01, 30 November 2023- Colas Rail is a railway infrastructure and rail freight company primarily active in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of Bouygues. Colas Rail was founded...25 KB (2,014 words) - 09:01, 30 June 2024
rolling stock for the task. According to industry periodical Rail Magazine, the first Travelling Post Office (TPO) carriage emerged during 1838, and credited...22 KB (2,685 words) - 21:33, 27 September 2024- Rail Band is a Malian band formed in 1970; it was later known as Super Rail Band, Bamako Rail Band or, most comprehensively and formally, Super Rail Band...7 KB (747 words) - 07:25, 28 July 2024
Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a rail freight company in Great Britain, and is one of the publicly owned railway companies in the United Kingdom. DRS was...30 KB (2,859 words) - 17:23, 18 October 2024- National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger...26 KB (2,805 words) - 10:16, 16 October 2024
In rail transport, guard rails or check rails are rails used in the construction of the track, placed parallel to regular running rail to keep the wheels...4 KB (445 words) - 05:56, 7 June 2023
Rail Express Systems (RES) was a sector of British Rail. This sector was responsible for transport of mail and parcels, including the travelling post...16 KB (1,327 words) - 01:37, 8 November 2024
Rail suicide is deliberate self-harm resulting in death by means of a moving rail vehicle. The suicide occurs when an approaching train hits a suicidal...118 KB (13,885 words) - 21:39, 13 November 2024- List of high-speed railway lines (redirect from High-speed rail by country)high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds...82 KB (2,061 words) - 06:44, 15 November 2024
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...109 KB (12,441 words) - 22:39, 5 November 2024- Union of Rail, Post, Telegraph, Telephone, Marine and Aviation Workers (French: Syndicat National des Ouvriers et Employés des Chemins de Fer, Postes, Télégraphes...2 KB (267 words) - 17:00, 3 November 2024
Airport Rail Link (ARL) (Thai: รถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ต เรล ลิงก์) is an express and commuter rail line in Bangkok, Thailand. The line provides an airport rail link...31 KB (2,903 words) - 13:54, 29 October 2024
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology while...68 KB (7,306 words) - 02:33, 9 November 2024
A split-rail fence, log fence, or buck-and-rail fence (also historically known as a Virginia, zigzag, worm, snake or snake-rail fence due to its meandering...6 KB (862 words) - 14:31, 2 April 2024
Regional Transportation District (redirect from Rail transit in metropolitan Denver)plus some special services. It also includes 6 light rail lines and an additional 4 commuter rail lines with 77 stations and 113.1 miles (182.0 km) of...49 KB (4,997 words) - 04:10, 7 November 2024
MARC Train (redirect from Maryland Area Rail Commuter)The Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) is a commuter rail system in the Washington–Baltimore area. MARC (reporting mark MARC) is administered by the Maryland...56 KB (4,991 words) - 04:00, 9 October 2024
In rail transport, a whistle post or whistle board, is a sign marking a location where a train driver is required to sound the horn or whistle. In Australia...8 KB (958 words) - 13:22, 27 July 2024
Plans for high-speed rail in the United States date back to the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965. Various state and federal proposals have...91 KB (10,024 words) - 16:39, 18 October 2024
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 22 Rail by Alfred Newton 31059181911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 22 — RailAlfred Newton RAIL. (1) (From Fr. Râle, cf. Ger
- High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized
- Light rail in the United States has progressed significantly since the early 1970s. This form of transit is the successor to the American street cars of