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EA:  RAILWAY_TYPE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1071

Concept definition: The type of a <SYSTEM> of <RAILWAY>s used to support various transportation uses.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: RRC]
Supplemental references:  

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status ▾ Attribute label Enumerant label Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE LOGGING Design is based on transport characteristics of <LOG>s, usually narrower and more curved than <RAILWAY>s intended for high-speed transport; logging. 11 IR [FACC, Annex B, RRC:8]  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE MAIN_LINE A <RAILWAY_TRACK> extending through <RAILWAY_YARD>s and between <RAILWAY_STATION>s that must not be occupied without authority or protection; main line. 12 IR [FACC, Annex B, RRC:16]  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE MARINE Marine. 13 IR [FACC, Annex B, RRC:13]  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE MINIATURE Miniature. 14 IR [FACC, Annex B, RRC:10]  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE MONORAIL Part of overhead monorail <SYSTEM>. 15 IR [FACC, Annex B, RRC:3]  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE MUSEUM Maintained as an historical exhibit at a railway museum. 16  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE PAIRED_TRACK A pair of <RAILWAY_TRACK>s where, when two railway companies own single <RAILWAY_TRACK> lines and they have reached an agreement whereby one <RAILWAY> company services one <RAILWAY_TRACK> and the other company services the other <RAILWAY_TRACK>; paired track. 17  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE PASSENGER Used to transport passengers. 18  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE RAPID_TRANSIT_ROUTE Part of a rapid transit rail <SYSTEM>. 19 IR [FACC, Annex B, RRC:11]  
STD
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RAILWAY_TYPE RIP_TRACK A small <REPAIR_FACILITY> for <RAIL_WAGON>s, often a single <RAILWAY_TRACK> in a small <RAILWAY_YARD>; rip track. The name is derived from "Repair, Inspect and Paint". 20  

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