Home Glossary of terms Site map Glossary of terms Arrival road A track on which trains stop on arrival at a yard

The (weighted) average distance freight is carried.  It is calculated as net tonne kilometres/net tonnes.

Automatic Vehicle Identification

The weight on any one axle (tonnes)

A twin axle wheelset or "truck".

Collective Employment Agreement

Coupled In Motion Weighbridge

The maximum permitted dimensions of the rail vehicle and load

The set of wagons or carriages which form the train

Centralised Traffic Control:  remote centralised control of signals and points and therefore train movements