Catch points and trap points are types of points which act as railway safety devices. Both work by guiding railway carriages and trucks from a dangerous...
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Railroad switch (redirect from Set of points)
run-off points are referred to either as trap points or catch points. Derailers are another device used for the same purpose. Catch points are installed...
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Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It is his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published...
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Passing loop (section Overlaps and catch points)
will be getting one to permit a 2tph service pattern. Some railways fit catch points at the ends of crossing loops so that if a train overruns the loop, it...
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Deadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard...
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This form is common throughout the UK, where it is called trap points or catch points. The third type of derail is the portable derail, and is used by...
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causes. In emergency situations, deliberate derailment with derails or catch points is sometimes used to prevent a more serious accident. The first recorded...
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points, is awarded to the kicking team. The fair catch kick is considered to be an obscure rule and it is rarely attempted. Because most fair catches...
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To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel...
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Accuracy 50. Endurance: points are awarded for the number of catches achieved in 5 minutes. Fast Catch: the time taken to throw and catch the boomerang five...
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Catch the ten, also called Scots whist or Scotch whist, is an 18th-century point-trick aceāten card game that is recorded as being played only in Scotland...
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dictionary. A sand trap can be: Bunker (golf), a hazard in the game of golf Catch points, designed to stop runaway railroad cars Run-off area, designed to stop...
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Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles, the ultimate goal is to throw and pin...
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for runaway vehicles on the I-5 near Byala, Bulgaria Transport portal Catch points Derail Engineered materials arrestor system Runway safety area (RSA/RESA)...
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Catch 21 is an American game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Created by Merrill Heatter (who also produced the show's predecessor Gambit),...
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catch points of a ratchet gear. The tumbler is similar in function to a ratchet gear. It is mounted on the inside of the lock-plate and has two catch-points...
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A track circuit interrupter may be fitted at catch points, trap points or buffer stops to maintain a track circuit in the 'occupied' state in the event...
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train derailed mitigated the consequences of the SPAD) and the second, catch-points associated with the signal operated correctly and derailed the train...
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators is a 2019 book by the American journalist Ronan Farrow. He recounts the challenges...
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control switches (points), signals and block systems is called interlocking. Originally, all signaling was done by mechanical means. Points and signals were...
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"YIELD" below the crossbuck, whose sides are bent backwards in order to catch and reflect at a right angle the light of an approaching train. The experiment's...
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signals at danger when it reached Potters Bar. The train cut through the catch points and buffers and crashed onto the platform. The front part of the engine...
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Intermittent cab signals are updated at discrete points along the rail line and between these points the display will reflect information from the last...
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When trains run in opposite directions on a single-track railway, meeting points ("meets") are scheduled, at which each train must wait for the other at...
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Halt and Catch Fire is an American period drama television series created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers. It aired on the cable network...
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Congress. Retrieved 29 April 2015. "Sugar Cane Railway Drawbridges and Catch-points Photos and Information". Sa-Transport.co.za. Media related to Diamond...
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Sand pile may refer to: Abelian sandpile model Catch points This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sand pile. If an internal...
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interlaced loops had been provided where sprung catch points were required because of the steep gradient. The points at either end of the loop were set according...
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endangering the safety of people on the railway. Buffer (rail transport) Catch points Cushioning Derail List of rail accidents Retarder (railroad) Shock absorber...
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detectors of a set of points through the track circuit over those points. This can be done in one of two ways: A contact of the points detector can shunt...
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