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    Catch points and trap points are types of points which act as railway safety devices. Both work by guiding railway carriages and trucks from a dangerous...
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    run-off points are referred to either as trap points or catch points. Derailers are another device used for the same purpose. Catch points are installed...
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    will be getting one to permit a 2tph service pattern. Some railways fit catch points at the ends of crossing loops so that if a train overruns the loop, it...
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  • Deadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard...
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    line. This form is common throughout the UK, where it is called catch points or trap points. The third type of derail is the portable derail, and is used...
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    causes. In emergency situations, deliberate derailment with derails or catch points is sometimes used to prevent a more serious accident. The first recorded...
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    Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published...
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    catch points of a ratchet gear. The tumbler is similar in function to a ratchet gear. It is mounted on the inside of the lock-plate and has two catch-points...
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  • Catch 21 is an American game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Created by Merrill Heatter (who also produced the show's predecessor Gambit),...
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    To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel...
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    Accuracy 50. Endurance: points are awarded for the number of catches achieved in 5 minutes. Fast Catch: the time taken to throw and catch the boomerang five...
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    opposing team's goal, a field goal, worth three points, is awarded to the kicking team. The fair catch kick has its origins in rugby football's goal from...
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    A track circuit interrupter may be fitted at catch points, trap points or buffer stops to maintain a track circuit in the 'occupied' state in the event...
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    unreliable due to rusty rails, for example adjacent to buffer stops and catch points, a long treadle bar is used. When this is depressed, the signaller gains...
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  • dictionary. A sand trap can be: Bunker (golf), a hazard in the game of golf Catch points, designed to stop runaway railroad cars Run-off area, designed to stop...
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    for runaway vehicles on the I-5 near Byala, Bulgaria Transport portal Catch points Derail Engineered materials arrestor system Runway safety area (RSA/RESA)...
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  • Sand pile may refer to: Abelian sandpile model Catch points This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sand pile. If an internal...
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    endangering the safety of people on the railway. Buffer (rail transport) Catch points Cushioning Derail List of rail accidents Retarder (railroad) Shock absorber...
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  • train derailed mitigated the consequences of the SPAD) and the second, catch-points associated with the signal operated correctly and derailed the train...
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  • Catch the Sperm is a 2001 educational game developed and published by Phenomedia. It was recognized as an entertaining way for health professionals to...
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    trains through its area of control. Trackside equipment such as signals and points are connected to nearby 'trackside functional modules' (TFMs). Each module...
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  • Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators is a 2019 book by the American journalist Ronan Farrow. He recounts the challenges...
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    other than for points heating purposes. In the facing direction, a 'points indicator' is provided to indicate to the driver that the points are correctly...
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    Congress. Retrieved 29 April 2015. "Sugar Cane Railway Drawbridges and Catch-points Photos and Information". Sa-Transport.co.za. Media related to Diamond...
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    interlaced loops had been provided where sprung catch points were required because of the steep gradient. The points at either end of the loop were set according...
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    Intermittent cab signals are updated at discrete points along the rail line and between these points the display will reflect information from the last...
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    "YIELD" below the crossbuck, whose sides are bent backwards in order to catch and reflect at a right angle the light of an approaching train. The experiment's...
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    passed that station, directing them to take certain actions at various points ahead: for example, take a siding to meet another train, wait at a specified...
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    station was historically known as Lancefield Junction for this reason. Catch points were in use at Clarkefield in 1929. By 1935, they were abolished. In...
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  • Catch the Wave (Japanese: キャッチ・ザ・ウェーブ, Hepburn: Kyatchi za U~ēbu) is an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Pro Wrestling Wave promotion...
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