UNISIG
nameRail equipment
Acronym of Union of Signalling Industry.
Rail equipment
498 entries in this trade.
up
adverbRail equipment
Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
vestibule
nounRail equipment
An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
VR
nameRail equipment
The station code of Virar railway station in India.
wagon
nounRail equipment
A vehicle (wagon) designed to transport goods or people on railway.
wagon-lit
nounRail equipment
A sleeping car, often used in international trains in continental Europe; the Wagons-Lits company also ran dining cars.
wagonload
nounRail equipment
A type of freight train service in which individual wagons have separate destinations and/or cargos.
water column
nounRail equipment
A column alongside a railway track used to replenish a steam engine's water supply.
water trough
nounRail equipment
a long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
wharfinger
nounRail equipment
The manager of a wharf along a railway line, that is, a place used for loading and unloading goods on to trains.
wheel shop
nounRail equipment
A workshop where wheels of locomotives and other railway vehicles are maintained.
whistle post
nounRail equipment
A sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle.
wigwag
nounRail equipment
A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train.
wood burner
nounRail equipment
A steam locomotive fuelled with wood instead of coal or oil, mainly used in areas with a plentiful supply of wood.
work train
nounRail equipment
A train run for the purpose of maintenance and repair of railway track.
WP
nameRail equipment
Initialism of Western Pacific.
wye
verbRail equipment
To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.
yard slug
nounRail equipment
A slug (locomotive accessory) designed for switching; it has a low body, and no cab, in order to allow an engineer or driver in a powered unit to the rear to see past it.