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Tightlock coupling

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The AAR/APTA TypeH TightLock coupler is a Janney automatic coupler typically used on North American mainline passenger cars. [1]

40 relations: American Public Transportation Association, Amtrak, British Rail, British Rail Class 313, British Rail Class 317, British Rail Class 319, British Rail Class 321, British Rail Class 365, British Rail Class 375, British Rail Class 455, British Rail Class 465, British Rail Class 466, Connex South Central, Connex South Eastern, Dangerous goods, Drawbar (haulage), Electric multiple unit, Electrostar, Exo (public transit), Gangway connection, GO Transit, Head-end power, Jane's World Railways, Janney coupler, JNR Class EF65, List of SNCB/NMBS classes, Multiple unit, North America, Passenger car (rail), Railway coupling, Railway coupling by country, Rotary car dumper, SA3 coupler, Scharfenberg coupler, Slack action, Slam-door train, Tank car, Train protection system, Via Rail, West Coast Express.

American Public Transportation Association

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), formerly known as the American Public Transit Association, is a nonprofit organization which serves as an advocate for the advancement of public transportation programs and initiatives in the United States.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States and to three Canadian cities.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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British Rail Class 313

The British Rail Class 313 is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train built by BREL York Works between February 1976 and April 1977.

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British Rail Class 317

The British Rail Class 317 alternating current electric multiple units (EMUs) were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works in two batches, from 1981–82 and 1985-87.

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British Rail Class 319

The British Rail Class 319 is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit train capable of operating on 25 kV AC from overhead wires or 750 V DC from a third rail.

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British Rail Class 321

The British Rail Class 321 alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's York Works in three batches from 1988 to 1991.

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British Rail Class 365

The British Rail Class 365 Networker Express are dual-voltage (25 kV AC and 750 V DC) electric multiple-unit trains built by ABB York from 1994 to 1995.

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British Rail Class 375

The British Rail Class 375 is an electric multiple unit train that was built by Bombardier Transportation (previously Adtranz) at Derby Litchurch Lane Works, from 1999 to 2005.

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British Rail Class 455

The British Rail Class 455 is an electric multiple-unit passenger train built by BREL York in the early to mid 1980s.

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British Rail Class 465

The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by GEC Alsthom, and by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) between 1991 and 1993 and then ABB Rail between 1993 and 1994.

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British Rail Class 466

The British Rail Class 466 Networker electric multiple units were built by GEC Alsthom between 1993 and 1994, which operates with EMUs in southeast London and Kent on the Southeastern network.

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Connex South Central

Connex South Central was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Connex that operated the Network SouthCentral franchise from May 1996 until August 2001.

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Connex South Eastern

Connex South Eastern was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Connex that operated the South Eastern franchise from October 1996 until November 2003.

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Dangerous goods

Dangerous goods or hazardous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.

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Drawbar (haulage)

A drawbar is a solid coupling between a hauling vehicle and its hauled load.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power.

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Electrostar

Electrostar is the name given to a series of related electric multiple-unit (EMU) passenger trains manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (formerly ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England.

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Exo (public transit)

Exo, formerly the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM; Metropolitan Transportation Network) is a public transit system in the Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River.

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Gangway connection

A gangway connection (or, more loosely, a corridor connection) is a flexible connector fitted to the end of a railway coach, enabling passengers to move from one coach to another without danger of falling from the train.

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GO Transit

GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada.

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Head-end power

In rail transport, head-end power (HEP) or electric train supply (ETS) is the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train.

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Jane's World Railways

Jane's World Railways is a directory of railway activities worldwide.

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Janney coupler

The Janney Coupler is a semi-automatic railway coupler.

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JNR Class EF65

The is a 6-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965.

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List of SNCB/NMBS classes

This is a list of SNCB/NMBS locomotive classes, being classes of locomotive operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

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Multiple unit

A multiple-unit train or simply multiple unit (MU) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined together, which when coupled to another multiple unit can be controlled by a single driver.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Passenger car (rail)

A passenger car (known as a coach or carriage in the UK, and also known as a bogie in India) is a piece of railway rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers.

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Railway coupling

A coupling (or a coupler) is a mechanism for connecting rolling stock in a train.

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Railway coupling by country

Listed below are railway couplers as used on historic and modern industrial, mainline, mining, narrow gauge, plantation and transit railways.

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Rotary car dumper

A rotary car dumper or wagon tippler (UK) is a mechanism used for unloading certain railroad cars such as hopper cars, gondolas or lorries (tipplers, UK).

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SA3 coupler

The SA3 coupler is a type of railway coupling used mainly, but not exclusively, in Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union.

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Scharfenberg coupler

The Scharfenberg coupler (Scharfenbergkupplung, abbreviated Schaku) is a commonly used type of fully automatic railway coupling.

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Slack action

In railroading, slack action is the amount of free movement of one car before it transmits its motion to an adjoining coupled car.

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Slam-door train

A slam-door train or slammer is a set of diesel multiple units (DMUs) or electric multiple units (EMUs) that were designed before the use of automatic doors on railway carriages was common.

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Tank car

A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.

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Train protection system

A train protection system is a railway technical installation to ensure safe operation in the event of human failure.

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Via Rail

Via Rail Canada (generally shortened to Via Rail or Via; styled corporately as VIA Rail Canada) is an independent Crown corporation, subsidized by Transport Canada, mandated to offer intercity passenger rail services in Canada.

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West Coast Express

The West Coast Express is a commuter railway serving the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.

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References

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

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