- A
railroad switch (AE), turnout, or [set of]
points (CE) is a
mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be
guided from one
track to another, such...
- Line
rolling stock to
access Midorigi Depot on the
Yotsubashi Line via
pointworks before Daikokuchō station,
after heavier repairs and
maintenance of all...
-
overscale rail
profile and much
larger clearances on
pointwork than is prototypical.
Pointwork is
often compressed in
length to save space. Many experienced...
-
surface at the same
level as the
upper surface of the
running rails. At
pointwork a
hardwood ramp was
provided to
raise the
collector shoes 1+1⁄2 inches...
-
jookin is the
extensive use of what a
ballet observer is
bound to call
pointwork: the men, in sneakers, go onto tiptoe... many of the men not only rose...
- to the
prototype dimensions.
Reduction in toylike,
overscale flanges,
pointwork, etc. In
Britain it is
particularly used
because small British prototypes...
- P4 for
check clearances. It
gives a
better appearance than OO
though pointwork is not as
close to
reality as P4. It
suits many
where time and improved...
-
driving wheels,
there is a
concern that the
raised check rails on
modern pointwork might cause a derailment, so the
class (alongside
other 2-10-0 locomotives)...
-
oscillations created in the
entire locomotive structure when the
wheels hit
pointwork or
indifferent track made
derailment a very real risk as the
tyres on...
- Triple-gauge
pointwork (3+1⁄2 in, 5 in, and 7+1⁄4 in) on the
Orchid Line. The
upper right branch does not
include the 3+1⁄2 in gauge....
