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Absolute block signalling

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Absolute block signalling is a British signalling scheme designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track (block) at any time. [1]

14 relations: Channel 4, East London line, Heritage railway, Pan Books, Rail freight in Great Britain, Rail transport, Railway block code, Railway brake, Railway signalling, Rule 55, Signalling block system, Signalman (rail), Token (railway signalling), Train operating company.

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982.

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East London line

The East London line is part of the London Overground, running north to south through the East, Docklands and South areas of London.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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Pan Books

Pan Books is a publishing imprint that first became active in the 1940s and is now part of the British-based Macmillan Publishers, owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group of Germany.

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Rail freight in Great Britain

The railway network in Great Britain has been used to transport goods of various types and in varying volumes since the early 19th century.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Railway block code

The railway block signalling bell code is a system of bell rings used in Great Britain to communicate between manually operated Signal Boxes (the system is not used in modern power signal boxes, unless it is a fringe box to an older signalbox).

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Railway brake

Brakes are used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them standing when parked.

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Railway signalling

Railway signalling is a system used to direct railway traffic and keep trains clear of each other at all times.

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Rule 55

Rule 55 was an operating rule which applied on British railways in the 19th and 20th centuries, and which was superseded by the modular rulebook following re-privatisation of the railways.

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Signalling block system

Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways to avoid collisions between trains.

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Signalman (rail)

A signalman or signaller is an employee of a railway transport network who operates the points and signals from a signal box in order to control the movement of trains.

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Token (railway signalling)

In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track.

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Train operating company

A train operating company (TOC) is a business operating passenger trains on the railway system of Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_block_signalling

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