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Roll way, the Glossary

A roll way or running pad is the pad placed on a concrete slab or on the ties on the outside of the conventional track along both running rails of a rubber-tyred metro or along the unconventional track of a tram.^[1]

26 relations: Bombardier Guided Light Transit, Buffer stop, Busan Metro Line 4, Catch points, Concrete slab, Crystal Mover, Guide bar, Guided bus, Honoré-Beaugrand station, I-beam, Lille Metro, Lyon Metro, Mexico City Metro, Montreal Metro, Paris Métro, People mover, Precast concrete, Rail profile, Railroad tie, Railway track, Rubber-tyred metro, Rubber-tyred tram, Santiago Metro, Sapporo Municipal Subway, Toulouse Metro, Translohr.
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Bombardier Guided Light Transit

Guided Light Transit (GLT, Transport sur Voie Réservée or TVR) was the name of guided bus technology and associated infrastructure designed and manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom).

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Buffer stop

A buffer stop, bumper, bumping post, bumper block or stopblock (US), is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of track.

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Busan Metro Line 4

Busan Metro Line 4 (4호선) is a rubber-tyred metro line of the Busan Metro network that connects part of Gijang-gun, Busan, and upper Haeundae-gu, Busan, into Dongnae-gu, Busan Korea.

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Catch points

Catch points and trap points are types of points which act as railway safety devices.

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Concrete slab

A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings, consisting of a flat, horizontal surface made of cast concrete.

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Crystal Mover

The Crystal Mover is a rubber-tired automated people mover (APM) system for airport and urban rail transit applications manufactured at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Mihara Machinery Works in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Guide bar

The rubber-tyred metro systems that incorporate track have angle irons as guide bars, or guiding bars, outside of the two roll ways. Roll way and guide bar are rail transport stubs.

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Guided bus

Guided buses are buses capable of being steered by external means, usually on a dedicated track or roll way that excludes other traffic, permitting the maintenance of schedules even during rush hours.

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Honoré-Beaugrand station

Honoré-Beaugrand station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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I-beam

An I-beam is any of various structural members with an or -shaped cross-section.

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Lille Metro

The Lille Metro (Métro de Lille) is a driverless light metro system located in Lille, France.

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Lyon Metro

The Lyon Metro (Métro de Lyon) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France.

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Mexico City Metro

The Mexico City Metro (Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in the State of Mexico.

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Montreal Metro

The Montreal Metro (Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Paris Métro

The Paris Métro (Métro de Paris; short for Métropolitain), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France.

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People mover

A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system.

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Precast concrete

Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and maneuvered into place; examples include precast beams, and wall panels, floors, roofs, and piles.

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Rail profile

The rail profile is the cross sectional shape of a railway rail, perpendicular to its length. Roll way and rail profile are permanent way.

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Railroad tie

A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Roll way and railroad tie are permanent way.

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Railway track

A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" in Australia), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade. Roll way and railway track are permanent way.

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Rubber-tyred metro

A rubber-tyred metro or rubber-tired metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology.

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Rubber-tyred tram

A rubber-tyred tram (also known as tramway on tyres, tramway sur pneumatiques) is a development of the guided bus in which a vehicle is guided by a fixed rail in the road surface and draws current from overhead electric wires (either via pantograph or trolley poles).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_way

Also known as Rolling pad, Rollway, Running pad.