Rail

Rail or rails may refer to:

Rail transport

  • A generic term for railroads, railways, rail transport, and related matters
  • Track (rail transport), or railway lines, the running surface of a railway
  • Rail profile, the cross sectional shape of a railway rail
  • Third rail (or conductor rail), a method of providing electric power to a railway train
  • Science, technology, biology, and medicine

  • Picatinny rail, a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform for telescopic sights and other accessories
  • Rails or Rallidae, a family of birds which includes crakes, coots, and gallinules
  • Structural
    • Guard rail, for protective separation of persons (including those in vehicles) from dangerous places or situations
    • Hand rail, for physical support, such as on stairways and steps
    • Theatre rail, see batten (theater), from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, tabs or curtains may be hung
    • Curtain rail, see curtain, from which curtains are hung
    • Door rails, see frame and panel, a horizontal outside member on a door or in a frame and panel construction
  • This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Rail

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    The Irish Times 03 Oct 2024
    Irish Rail sent dozens of senior officials to a transport convention in Berlin in recent days, at a time when it is struggling to overcome serious timetable problems that have led to long delays and overcrowding on some ......
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    The Irish Times 03 Oct 2024
    Irish Rail sends 37 senior officials to trade fair as it faces anger over new timetables. Irish Rail sent dozens of senior officials to a transport convention in Berlin in recent days, at a time when it is struggling to overcome serious timetable problems that have led to long delays and overcrowding on some of its busiest services....
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    RTE 03 Oct 2024
    The WDC has helped companies generate over €3.35 billion in cumulative revenue and €2.4 billion in exports since 1999; supporting over 280 companies and 35,347 full-time equivalent job years between 1999 and 2023 ... All counties in the western region, except Donegal, have rail access, but services are predominantly focused on routes to Dublin....
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    Listen: Simeon Brown talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan as KiwiRail promises to cut train delays in time for CRL opening

    NewstalkZB 02 Oct 2024
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    The Daily Mail 02 Oct 2024
    It comes as the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) issued Network Rail with previously issued the Government-owned company with an improvement notice, accusing them of failing to prevent risks from from 'unacceptable overcrowding' ... Commuters on a train to Crewe after National Rail hour-long delays in and out of Euston on September 23) ... Network Rail....
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    AOL 02 Oct 2024
    There are plans to redevelop Euston, including a larger concourse, but these are subject to Network Rail securing more Government funding ... A Network Rail spokesperson said ... “Our improvement notice last year required Network Rail to improve their risk assessments and processes in relation to crowding at Euston....
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    NewstalkZB 02 Oct 2024
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    Hindustan Times 02 Oct 2024
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    Vietnam News 02 Oct 2024
    HÀ NỘI — The anticipated North-South high-speed rail line, measuring ... They will be lower than air travel and higher than road transport, but will offer superior service quality, saving time and ensuring safety and comfort to encourage the public to utilise high-speed rail services....
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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02 Oct 2024
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    Oakridger 02 Oct 2024
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