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  2. Signalling block system - Wikipedia

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    A block instrument on the Midland Railway. Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways by preventing collisions between trains. The basic principle is that a track is broken up into a series of sections or "blocks".

  3. Automatic block signaling - Wikipedia

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    Automatic block signaling (ABS), spelled automatic block signalling or called track circuit block (TCB [1]) in the UK, is a railroad communications system that consists of a series of signals that divide a railway line into a series of sections, called blocks. The system controls the movement of trains between the blocks using automatic signals.

  4. Baulk road - Wikipedia

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    A baulk road crossing showing the baulks (under the rails) and transoms (to maintain the gauge). Baulk road is the name given to a type of railway track or 'rail road' that is formed using rails carried on continuous timber bearings, as opposed to the more familiar 'cross-sleeper' track that uses closely spaced sleepers or ties to give intermittent support to stronger rails.

  5. Track circuit - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of track circuit invented by William Robinson in 1872 Track circuit transformer on the right, new axle counter on the left (Slovenia). A track circuit is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on a block of rail tracks to control railway signals. An alternative to track circuits are axle counters.

  6. Absolute block signalling - Wikipedia

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    Absolute block signalling is a British signalling block system designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track (block) at a time. [1] Each block section is manually controlled by a signalman, who communicates with the other block sections via telegraph.

  7. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) [1] or "P Way" (BrE [2] and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

  8. William Robinson (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    1872: closed track circuit system (U.S. and France). [1]: 59–63 Robinson's invention of the closed track circuit, often referred to as "failsafe" due to its ability to reliably detect abnormalities such as broken wiring or a broken rail, was one of the key developments in railway safety, and paved the way for trustworthy railway signaling.

  9. History of the railway track - Wikipedia

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    Cast iron rails, 4 feet (1.2 m) long, began to be used in the 1790s and by 1820, 15-foot-long (4.6 m) wrought iron rails were in use. The first steel rails were made in 1857 and standard rail lengths increased over time from 30 to 60 feet (9.1–18.3 m). Rails were typically specified by units of weight per linear length and these also increased.

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