Rail transport in Europe — is characterised by its diversity, both technical and infrastructural.Rail networks in Western and Central Europe are often well maintained and well developed, whilst Eastern and Southern Europe often have less coverage and infrastructure… … Wikipedia
Rail transport in Ireland — Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. The gauge on main lines is RailGauge|1600 Irish gauge, as opposed to the standard gauge of RailGauge|1435 of … Wikipedia
Rail Baltica — is a project to link the rail networks of the Baltic States with each other and the rest of Europe. The project envisages a continuous rail link from Tallinn (Estonia), to Warsaw (Poland), going via Latvia and Lithuania. It officially describes… … Wikipedia
Rail transportation in the United States — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations … Wikipedia
Rail transport modelling scales — Further information: Rail transport modelling scale standards One of the smallest (Z scale, 1:220) placed on the buffer bar of one of the largest (Live steam, 1:8) model locomotives. Rail transport modelling utilises a variety of scales (ratio… … Wikipedia
Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is … Wikipedia
Rail transport in Spain — Infobox rail network name = Spain color = caption = High speed AVE train, Madrid Barcelona line. nationalrailway = RENFE infrastructure = Adif majoroperators = RENFE, FEVE, EuskoTren, FGC, FGV ridership = passkm = statyear = freight = length =… … Wikipedia
Rail profile — Rail from 1896 Cross sections of flat bottomed which can rest directly … Wikipedia
Broad gauge — For other uses, see Gauge (disambiguation). Track gauge by size … Wikipedia
Rail tracks — are used on railways (or railroads), which, together with railroad switches (or points), guide trains without the need for steering. Tracks consist of two parallel steel rails, which are laid upon sleepers (or cross ties) that are embedded in… … Wikipedia
