English Dictionary

staff system

名詞

歴史的

(rail transport, historical) A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.

日本語の意味

単線鉄道運行において、駅長が運転士に特定区間の進行許可を与えるために、スタッフ（棒状の道具）を受け渡す方式。

On the preserved heritage line, trains were controlled by the old staff system, with the stationmaster handing a single wooden staff to the driver authorizing passage through each single-track section.

保存鉄道では、駅長が各単線区間を通行する許可として運転士に一本の木製スタフを手渡すという、古いスタフ式閉塞方式で列車が運行されていた。

意味（1）

(rail transport, historical) A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.

staff systems （ plural ）