trap points

名詞

イギリス英語

(rail transport, UK) A set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.

日本語の意味

鉄道において、メインラインに平行な側線または交差ループの端に設置された、向かい合う分岐器のセットを指す。信号が赤の場合、列車を砂ドレッグ（速度減衰用の砂が敷かれた線路）へ導くことで、列車が本線に侵入するのを防ぐために用いられる。

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The stationmaster inspected the trap points carefully to ensure any train that passed a red signal would be diverted into the sand drag rather than running onto the main line.

駅長は、信号を赤で通過した列車が本線に出てしまわないよう、砂止めに導く向かい合うポイントを注意深く点検した。

詳細

意味（1）

(rail transport, UK) A set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.

The single-tank wagon ran away from a siding at Hanson's cement works, heading downhill towards Horrocksford Junction …. At Horrocksford Junction the wagon was derailed by a set of trap points, stopping clear of the main line.

詳細

trap points （ plural ）