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Refuge Siding
A refuge siding is a single-ended, or dead-end, siding off a running line, which may be used to temporarily accommodate a train so that another one can pass it. For example, a refuge siding might be used by a slow goods train to allow a fast passenger train to pass. It is similar in concept to a passing loop but is connected to the main line at only one end, rather than both ends. Japan On the Japanese railway network, 8 refuge sidings (known locally as a form of switchback) remain in day-to-day use - Obasute Station, Hatsukari Station, Nihongi Station, Tsubojiri Station, Shingai Station, , and - while 48 former refuge sidings, now converted into conventional passing loops or abandoned, are attested. They are mostly used by stopping passenger trains and freight trains, especially in cases where express trains are scheduled to pass. Australia : Fish River - up and down refuge sidings on double track : Otford - up and down refuge sidings on double track : Berry - re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siding (railway)
A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. Sidings often have lighter rails, meant for lower speed or less heavy traffic, and few, if any, signals. Sidings connected at both ends to a running line are commonly known as loops; those not so connected may be referred to as single-ended or dead-end sidings, or (if short) stubs. Functions Sidings may be used for marshalling (classifying), stabling, storing, loading, and unloading vehicles. Common sidings store stationary rolling stock, especially for loading and unloading. Industrial sidings (also known as spurs) go to factories, mines, quarries, wharves, warehouses, some of them are essentially links to industrial railways. Such sidings can sometimes be found at stations for public use; in American usage these are referred to as team tracks (after the us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihongi Station
is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company. Lines Nihongi Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to , and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 52.0 kilometers from . Station layout The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an underground passage. This station has a zig zag. Nihongi-Sta-Platform2.JPG, The platform in January 2010 Nihongi_Station_Plat_Form.jpg, The platform in April 2019 ETR_Nihongi_Station_Mujinkago_2019,04.jpg, Station interior, April 2019 Platforms Adjacent stations History The station opened on 1 May 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing Loop
A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other. Trains/trams going in the same direction can also overtake, provided that the signalling arrangement allows it. A passing loop is double-ended and connected to the main track at both ends, though a dead end siding known as a refuge siding, which is much less convenient, can be used. A similar arrangement is used on the gauntlet track of cable railways and funiculars, and in passing places on single-track roads. Ideally, the loop should be longer than all trains needing to cross at that point. Unless the loop is of sufficient length to be dynamic, the first train to arrive must stop or move very slowly, while the second to arrive may pass at speed. If one train is too lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gresford, New South Wales
Gresford is a locality in the Dungog Shire, New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ..., Australia. Events * Australia Day Luncheon 26 January * Gresford Agricultural Show Second Friday and Saturday in March * Gresford Billy Cart Derby Easter Sunday * Gresford Rodeo and Campdraft on the last weekend in August * Landcare Annual Field day and Dinner held in October * GAPS carols held in December References {{reflist Dungog Shire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingai Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kami, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D36". Lines The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 103.9 km from the beginning of the line at . Layout Shingai Station is one of two stations with switchback layout in Shikoku, the other being . The single side platform is on a siding located in the middle of a 25‰ gradient. Trains from first enter the siding with the platform. Trains then reverse to the other siding, change direction again, and enter the main line toward . Trains that do not stop at the station do not use the sidings. The station is unstaffed. A small building connected to the side platform serves as a waiting room. Shingai Station Signal 20110906.jpg, View from the platform; the track in the middle from left to right is the main line. Adjacent stations History opened on 28 November 1935, and was converted to a passenger st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsubojiri Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D19". Lines Tsubojiri Station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located from the beginning of the line at . Layout The station is located in a deep river ravine with high mountains on both sides. It consists of a side platform serving a single track. A wooden building adjacent to the side platform serves as a passenger waiting room. There is no access road. From the nearest main road, National Route 32, it is necessary to descend by a mountain footpath and then cross the tracks via a pedestrian level crossing in order to reach the station. The station is on a siding located at a lower level from the main track. There is no through service to the station and a switchback manoeuvre is required to use the station. Trains approaching from need to enter a siding and then reverse direction and back into the station siding. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatsukari Station
is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Hatsukari-Shimohatsukari, in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station also has a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company. Lines Hatsukari Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 93.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. Station layout The station consists of one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Platforms Station history Hatsukari Station was opened on July 9, 1908 as a signal stop on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. It was elevated to a full station for passenger and freight services on February 10, 1910. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The current station building was completed in October 1951. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train
In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars, also known as wagons. Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails. Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport. Trains have their roots in wagonways, which used railway tracks and were powered by horses or pulled by cables. Following the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom in 1804, trains rapidly spread around the world, allowing freight and passengers to move over land faster and cheaper than ever possible before. Rapid transit and trams were first built in the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obasute Station
is a railway station on the Shinonoi Line in the city of Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Obasute Station, which is served by trains on the Shinonoi Line, is located 54.2 km (33.7 miles) from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station. Station layout The station, which is unattended, is situated on a switchback, and has two side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is on the south platform. Through passenger trains not booked to call at Obasute do not use the switchback; however, freight trains make use of it if booked to cross a passenger service at this point. Platforms File:Obasute station platform.jpg, The dead-end station tracks on the switchback (left), with the main line seen descending towards Shinanoi on the right File:Scene of Obasute Station.jpg, The view over the Zenkoji Plain from the station platforms File:Obasute Station Sign.jpg, Station platform sign displayin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zig Zag (railway)
A railway zig zag or switchback, is a method of climbing steep gradients with minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. For a short distance (corresponding to the middle leg of the letter "Z"), the direction of travel is reversed, before the original direction is resumed. Some switchbacks do not come in pairs, and the train may then need to travel backwards for a considerable distance. A location on railways constructed by using a zig-zag alignment at which trains must reverse direction to continue is a reversing station. One of the best examples is the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site railway in India, that has six full zig zags and three spirals. Advantages Zig zags tend to be cheaper to construct because the grades required are discontinuous. Civil engineers can generally find a series of shorter segments going back and forth up the side of a hill more easily and with less grading than they can a continuous grade, which must contend wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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