flangeway
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English
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]flangeway (plural flangeways)
- (rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
- (rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
- 1895, Tables and Diagrams of Switches and Crossings: A Handy Platelayer's Guide[1], 3rd edition, Bemrose and Sons, Flangeway clearance, page 22:
- The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed […]
- 1941 April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, in Railway Magazine, page 178:
- The use of a high-temperature gas torch for melting the ice out of the check-rail flangeways, was found to be effective, although somewhat tedious; neglect of this precaution may cause derailment, [...].
- 1980, United States Department of the Army, Maintenance of Trackage[2], United States Department of Defense, Chapter 3 Track Structure Elements, Section 3–31. Turnouts and Crossovers, Paragraph 3.31.7.4, pages 3–35:
- Insure that ample flangeway is available between the open point of switch and the stock rail; this is controlled by flange width of crane wheels using the track system
Synonyms
[edit]- (space for rail wheel flange): groove
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “type of railway”): edgeway
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (space for rail wheel flange): flange rail