mda Railway Object Name Thesaurus
0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, [Contents]

R door
<rack adhesion components>
rack driving wheel
rack locomotive
rack rail
rack railway
rack (adhesion device)
radial axle
<radio communication>
<radio control equipment>
<radio electronic token block equipment>
radius rod
rail
rail anchor
rail and fishplate profile
rail and fishplate profile set
rail and material mover
rail and river ticket
rail and road ticket
rail and sea ticket
rail baseplate
rail bearing plate profile
rail bolt hole gauge
rail bus USE railbus
rail camber gauge
rail car USE railcar
rail card
rail chair
rail chair casting USE rail chair
rail chair pattern
rail changer (vehicle)
rail circuit USE track circuit
rail clamp
rail cleaner (vehicle)
rail clip gauge
rail clip (surveying instrument) USE littleboy
rail clip (track fastening)
rail curve gauge
rail drill
<rail fastenings>
rail gauge
rail grinder (vehicle)
rail grinding train
rail heel block profile
rail holing gauge
rail ice scraper
rail joint
rail joint component
rail joint insulator
rail key
rail key gauge
rail key profile
rail level transfer gauge
rail pad
rail plate
rail points clamp
rail profile
rail profile gauge
rail profile matrix
rail profile set
rail profiler (vehicle)
rail resistance meter
rail saw
rail scale
rail seat
rail section
rail section tracing machine
rail spike
<rail support fastenings>
<rail supports>
rail tensor
rail ticket USE railway ticket
rail transportation trolley
rail vehicle component USE vehicle component
rail wagon
rail weighing machine
railbus
railcar
railcar component
railcar power unit
railcar power unit articulated with carriage
railcar power unit built into carriage
railcard USE rail card
railimeter
railmotor
<rails by condition>
<rails by form>
<rails by function>
<rails by installation>
<rails by material>
<rails by treatment>
railwagon USE rail wagon
railway
railway carriage
Railway Clearing House
railway crossing USE flat crossing
railway curve
railway depot
<railway manufacturing and maintenance equipment>
<railway medical equipment>
<railway operating tools and equipment>
railway telephone
railway telephone box
railway telephone component
railway ticket
RAILWAY TYPES
railway wagon
railway wheel lathe USE wheel turning lathe
railway yard
<railway yard and shed equipment>
railwaymans bag
<railways by form>
<railways by function>
<railways by gauge>
<railways by legal status>
<railways by location>
<railways by means of propulsion>
<railways by ownership/funding>
<railways by places served>
<railways by power source>
<railways by principal traffic>
<railways by scale>
<railways supporting other transport systems>
rail-built buffer stop
Ramsbottom displacement lubricator
Ramsbottom safety valve
range multiplier
range railway
rattle USE safety rattle
ready to start indicator USE train ready to start indicator
ready to start plunger USE train ready to start plunger
real time clock
rear cylinder cover
rectifier
refreshment trolley
refrigerated meat van
refrigerated van
refrigeration component
refuge
refuge line USE refuge siding
refuge siding
refuse disposal van
regenerative brake
register
register of wagons
registration arm
registration plate
regulator
regulator casing
regulator component
regulator extension handle
regulator handle
regulator operating rod
regulator valve
relay
release hook
relief line
relief train
reminder appliance
remote brake release control
remotely controlled manned level crossing
repair book
repair shop
repeater
repeater signal USE repeating signal
repeating signal
rerailing equipment vehicle
rerailing ramp
reservation label
<reservation markers>
reservation plate
reservation ticket
reservoir railway
reservoir (brake) USE brake reservoir
resetting cylinder
resetting rope
restarting injector
retarder
return crank
return ticket
reverse link
reverser
reverser switch
reversible unit
reversing arm
reversing component
<reversing controls>
reversing gear
reversing lever
reversing lever latch
reversing stand
rheostatic brake
ribbon printed ticket
ridemeter
right away indicator
right away plunger
rigid wheelbase vehicle
ringing key
road building railway
road rail adapter truck
road roller wagon
road user operated level crossing
road van
road vehicle
<road vehicle carrying stock>
road (track) USE line (track)
road/rail lorry
road-rail milk tank wagon
rocking grate
rocking lever
<rod transmission>
roll
roller bearing axlebox
rolling stock
<rolling stock by access/discharge arrangements>
<rolling stock by braking arrangements>
<rolling stock by climate control>
<rolling stock by condition>
<rolling stock by design feature>
<rolling stock by facilities>
<rolling stock by form>
<rolling stock by generic name>
<rolling stock by load or function>
<rolling stock by load support and protection>
<rolling stock by ownership>
<rolling stock by place used>
<rolling stock by propulsion>
<rolling stock by route/operating pattern>
<rolling stock by traffic rating>
<rolling stock by wheel arrangement>
<rolling stock testing equipment and records>
roof component
roof dome
roof door vehicle
roof lamp gas USE gas roof lamp
roof panel
roof stick
roof vent USE roof ventilator
roof ventilator
roofed container
<rooms and spaces by building type>
<rooms and spaces>
rope haulage railway
<rope worked stock components>
rope worked train
rope (load securing)
rope/chain hauled stock
Ross safety valve
rotary pneumatic accelerator
round top rail
round train circuit
round train circuit cut-out
roundhouse
<route by inclination, etc.>
<route by status>
<route complexes>
route indicating signal
route indicator
route information plate
route learning train
<route maintenance structures>
route setting panel
route stencil
<route structure components>
<route structures>
royal carriage
royal train
rule 55 exempt indicator plate
rule book
<rules and operating instructions>
run
runner (vehicle door) USE vehicle door runner
runner (vehicle)
running board USE running plate
running gear
<running gear subassemblies>
running line
<running lines by control>
<running lines by direction of working>
<running lines by speed of working>
<running lines by type of train>
running number plate USE number plate
running plate
running rail
<running record plates, etc.>
running signal
runs-as-required train
run-round

0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, [Contents]


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