Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
tåganmälningssträcka
English translation:
block section
Added to glossary by
Shawn Champion
Nov 29, 2010 11:16
13 yrs ago
Swedish term
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tåganmälningssträcka
Swedish to English
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Transport / Transportation / Shipping
railway
Trafikverket ska se över rutiner och barriärer för tåganmälningssträckor.
I found this: "Tåganmälningssträcka = bansträcka från en bevakad stations gräns till nästa bevakade stations gräns."
I found this: "Tåganmälningssträcka = bansträcka från en bevakad stations gräns till nästa bevakade stations gräns."
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block section
This is a "block section" used within a block system.
The wiki link explains how these block sections work in a UK context, but this would seem what this is referring to:
The block system is intended
"to prevent more than one train being in a Block section on the same line at the same time".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_section
The wiki link explains how these block sections work in a UK context, but this would seem what this is referring to:
The block system is intended
"to prevent more than one train being in a Block section on the same line at the same time".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_section
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