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Railway coupling
Railway coupling, also called railroad coupling, is the mechanism connecting rail vehicles and transmitting tractive and braking forces, ranging from manual buffer-and-screw couplings to the knuckle coupler and automatic couplers.
Railway electrification
Railway electrification supplies trains with power through overhead lines or conductor rails, so trains need not carry fuel, and 35% of the world's network was electrified in 2022.
Railway ferry
A railway ferry, also called a train ferry, is a ship with tracks on its deck that carries railway vehicles across water where bridges or tunnels are impractical.
Railway platform
A railway platform, or train platform, is a raised paved area alongside a track at a station from which passengers board and alight trains, mainly in island and side forms.
Railway Protection Force (रेलवे सुरक्षा बल)
The Railway Protection Force (रेलवे सुरक्षा बल) is an armed force of the Union of India under the Ministry of Railways, created by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.
Railway roundhouse
A railway roundhouse, also called a railroad roundhouse, is a circular engine shed whose stabling and repair roads radiate from a central turntable, letting locomotives be turned and spotted with a single movement.
Railway Safety Regulator
The Railway Safety Regulator is the South African public entity that oversees and enforces railway safety, established in 2002 and continued under the Railway Safety Act of 2024.
Railway semaphore signal
A railway semaphore signal is a fixed signal whose pivoted arm shows stop when horizontal and clear when inclined, introduced in Britain in 1841 and dominant through the steam era.
Railway signalling
Railway signaling, also called railroad signaling or railway traffic control, is the system of signals, track detection, and interlocking that keeps trains safely separated and prevents conflicting movements at junctions.
Railway station naming conventions
Railway station naming conventions are the rules and practices railways use to assign, disambiguate, rename, and code station names, balancing location, brevity, and uniqueness across systems.
Railway Technical Centre
The Railway Technical Centre in Derby, England, was British Rail's central research and engineering complex, opened in 1964 and described in 1979 as the world's largest railway research center.
Railway track
Railway track, also called the permanent way, is the structure of rails, fastenings, sleepers, and ballast or concrete slab, built to guide trains and carry wheel loads into the ground.
Railways in Melbourne
Railways in Melbourne, also known as the Melbourne train network, are Australia's largest metropolitan rail network, operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, with 219 stations radiating from the city center.
Rainhill trials
The Rainhill trials, also known as the Rainhill locomotive trials, were an 1829 competition to choose a locomotive for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, won by Stephenson's Rocket.
Rajdhani Express
Rajdhani Express (राजधानी एक्सप्रेस) is a series of fully air-conditioned Indian Railways trains connecting Delhi with state capitals; the first ran from Howrah in 1969.
RandstadRail
RandstadRail is a light rail network in the Rotterdam–The Hague conurbation of the Netherlands, created by converting former Dutch Railways suburban lines and opened in stages during 2006 and 2007.
Rapid transit
Rapid transit, also called rail rapid transit, is a class of urban public transport operating on its own right-of-way at higher speed and capacity than buses or trams.
RATP Group
RATP Group, also known as Groupe RATP, is the French state-owned urban transport group created in 1948 that operates the Paris region's metro, bus, tram, and suburban rail services.
Red Line (Delhi Metro)
The Red Line (Delhi Metro Line 1) runs from Shaheed Sthal in Ghaziabad to Rithala in Delhi, and opened in 2002 as the Delhi Metro's first line.
Red Line (Mumbai Metro)
The Red Line, numbered Line 7, is an elevated Mumbai Metro corridor along the Western Express Highway from Gundavali to Dahisar East, opened in 2022 and 2023.
Red Line (Namma Metro)
The Red Line, also called the Namma Metro Red Line, is a planned 37.8 km Bengaluru metro corridor from Hebbal to Sarjapur, designated Phase 3A.
Red Line Extension
The Red Line Extension is a Chicago Transit Authority project extending the Red Line 5.5 miles south to 130th Street, with four new stations, opening in 2030.
Refrigerator car
A refrigerator car, or reefer, is an insulated railroad freight car cooled by ice and later mechanical refrigeration, used to carry meat, fruit, and other perishables over long distances.
RegioJet
RegioJet is a Czech private railway and bus operator, founded in 2009 as a subsidiary of Student Agency, known for yellow trains on the Prague–Ostrava route since 2011.
Renfe
Renfe, formally Renfe Operadora, is Spain's state-owned railway operator, carrying over 535 million passengers in 2024 with services including the AVE high-speed trains and Cercanías commuter networks.
Renfe Class 333
The Renfe Class 333 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built for the Spanish state railway Renfe between 1974 and 1976, and rebuilt in the 2000s.
Replica pioneer locomotives of Britain and North America
Replica pioneer locomotives of Britain and North America are full-size working copies of early engines like Rocket, Locomotion No 1, and Jupiter, built mostly for anniversaries.
Replicas of Stephenson's Rocket
Replicas of Stephenson's Rocket are full-size reconstructions of the 1829 locomotive that won the Rainhill Trials, built since 1881 as working engines, static exhibits, and film props.
Reporting mark
A reporting mark is an alphabetic code assigned by the Association of American Railroads that identifies the railroad or private owner of a railcar, trailer, or container.
Réseau Express Régional
The Réseau Express Régional (RER), or Regional Express Network, is Paris's hybrid express rail system, whose five lines run through the capital underground rather than terminating there.