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- What type of thing is rail transport?
- Essence of rail transport
- Types of railway/railroad Urban rail transport, general types
- History of rail transport
- Vehicles Trains Locomotives
- Railway infrastructure Permanent way Trackwork and track structures Railway track layouts Running lines Rail sidings Rail junctions Railway station track layouts Hillclimbing Signalling and safety Buildings
- Rail transport by region
- Rail transport politics
- Rail culture
- General concepts
- Rail transport organizations
- Rail transport publications
- Persons influential in rail transport
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to rail transport}}Rail transport – means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks consisting of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast. {{TOC limit|limit=2}} What type of thing is rail transport? Rail transport can be described as all of the following: - Technology
- Applied technology
- Transport
- Rapid transit
Essence of rail transport - Railway systems engineering
- Environmental design in rail transportation
- Rail transport operations
- List of railway industry occupations
Types of railway/railroad- Fell mountain railway system
- Heritage railway
- Monorail
- Mountain railway
- Plateway
- Rack railway
- Tourist railroad
- Wagonway
Urban rail transport, general types- Urban rail transit – overview
- Rapid transit
- Elevated rail
- Commuter rail
- Light rail
- Tramway (or streetcar)
- Funicular (or inclined railway)
History of rail transport History of rail transport- Chronological list: Lists of rail transport events by year
- Lists of rail accidents
- List of rail accidents (2000–present)
- Railroad chronometer
- Railway Mail Service (USA)
- Railway Mania (UK)
- Railway Express Agency (USA)
Vehicles - Car float
- Road-rail vehicle
- Railgrinder
- Train ferry
Trains - Train
- Parts
- Bogie
- Wheelset (rail transport)Wheelset
- Rolling stock
- Railroad car
- Railcar
Locomotives - Locomotive
- Steam locomotive
- Diesel locomotive
- Electric locomotive
Railway infrastructure Permanent way - Axe ties
- Baulk road
- Breather switch
- Cant
- Clip and scotch
- Datenail
- Fishplate
- Ladder track
- Minimum radius
- Permanent way (current)
- Permanent way (history)
- Rail fastening system
- Railhead
- Rail profile
- Railroad tie (sleeper)
- Track ballast
- Track transition curve
Trackwork and track structures - Balloon loop
- Classification yard
- Gauntlet track
- Junction
- Overhead lines
- Passing loop
- Rail track
- Rail yard
- Railroad switch
- Railway electrification system
- Railway turntable
- Siding
- Track gauge
- Track pan
- Tramway track
- Water crane
- Wye
Railway track layouts Running lines Track (Running lines) - Single track
- Passing loop
- Double track
- Quadruple track
- Crossover
Rail sidings Rail sidings - Balloon loop
- Headshunt
- Rail yard
- Classification yard
Rail junctions Rail junctions- Flying junction
- Level junction
- Double junction
- Facing and trailing
- Grand union
- Wye
- Switch / turnout / points
- Swingnose crossing
- Level crossing
Railway station track layouts Railway station- Railway station layout
- Side platform
- Island platform
- Bay platform
- Split platform
- Terminal station
- Balloon loop
- Spanish solution
- Cross-platform interchange
- Interchange station
Hillclimbing Hillclimbing- Horseshoe curve
- Zig Zag / Switchback
- Spiral
Signalling and safety - Block post
- Buffer stop
- Catch points
- Integrated Electronic Control Centre
- Interlocking
- Level crossing
- Loading gauge
- Railway signal
- Railway signalling
- Signalling control
- Structure gauge
Buildings - Coaling tower
- Goods shed
- Motive power depot
- Roundhouse
- Station building
- Train shed
- Train station
Rail transport by region - Rail transport by country
- Rail transport in Australia
- Railways in Adelaide
- Railways in Melbourne
- Rail transport in Belgium
- Rail transport in Hong Kong
- Rail transport in Mexico
- Railways in Mexico
- Railways in Namibia
- Rail transport in New Zealand
- Rail transport in Taiwan
- Rail transport in the People's Republic of China
- Railways of Shropshire
- Rail transport in Victoria
- Railway stations in Leeds
- Railway stations in Newport
- Railway stations in the Netherlands
- Railway stations of Hong Kong
Rail transport politics - Rail transport laws
- Esch-Cummins Act
- Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
- Rail Passenger Service Act
- Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
- Railway Construction Act
- Railway Labor Act
- Railway Nationalization Act
- Railways Act (United Kingdom railway legislation)
- Railways Act 1921
- Railways Act 1993
- Railways Act 2005
- Privatisation of British Rail
- Impact of the privatisation of British Rail
- Railway nationalization
- Rail transport agencies
- Railway Procurement Agency (Ireland)
Rail culture - Rail trail
- Rail transport modelling
- Rail usage statistics by country
- Railfan
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
- Rail directions
- Usage of the terms railroad and railway
- Passenger rail terminology
General concepts Rail transport organizations - National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
- International Association of Railway Operations Research
- International Union of Railways
Rail transport publications - List of railroad-related periodicals
Persons influential in rail transport - List of people associated with rail transport
- George Stephenson (1781-1848)
- Robert Stephenson (1803-1859)
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)
- Thomas Brassey (1805-1870)
See also {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}- Glossary of rail transport terms
- List of heritage railways
- List of named passenger trains
- List of rail gauges
- List of railway industry occupations
- List of railway companies
- List of railway roundhouses
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- Megaproject
- Mine railway
- Railway Technical Centre
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