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...

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...

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...

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...

Deadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard...

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...

causes. In emergency situations, deliberate derailment with derails or catch points is sometimes used to prevent a more serious accident. The first recorded...

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...

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...

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...

Catch the ten, also called Scots whist or Scotch whist, is an 18th-century point-trick ace–ten card game that is recorded as being played only in Scotland...

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...

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...

for runaway vehicles on the I-5 near Byala, Bulgaria Transport portal Catch points Derail Engineered materials arrestor system Runway safety area (RSA/RESA)...

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),...

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...

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...

train derailed mitigated the consequences of the SPAD) and the second, catch-points associated with the signal operated correctly and derailed the train...

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...

control switches (points), signals and block systems is called interlocking. Originally, all signaling was done by mechanical means. Points and signals were...

"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...

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...

Intermittent cab signals are updated at discrete points along the rail line and between these points the display will reflect information from the last...

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...

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...

Congress. Retrieved 29 April 2015. "Sugar Cane Railway Drawbridges and Catch-points Photos and Information". Sa-Transport.co.za. Media related to Diamond...

Sand pile may refer to: Abelian sandpile model Catch points This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sand pile. If an internal...

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...

endangering the safety of people on the railway. Buffer (rail transport) Catch points Cushioning Derail List of rail accidents Retarder (railroad) Shock absorber...

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...