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Down

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001814

Referring to the direction of travel for a train moving away from a major terminal, a capital city, or the designated 'up' direction on a railway line. The specific 'down' direction is established by railway operating rules and signage for each route. For example, on a line from London to Edinburgh, trains traveling towards Edinburgh would be considered 'down' trains.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001814
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Richtung vom Hauptbahnhof; Spanish: vía descendente; French: sens éloigné
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001814",
  "term": "Down",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Referring to the direction of travel for a train moving away from a major terminal, a capital city, or the designated 'up' direction on a railway line. The specific 'down' direction is established by railway operating rules and signage for each route. For example, on a line from London to Edinburgh, trains traveling towards Edinburgh would be considered 'down' trains.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Richtung vom Hauptbahnhof",
    "es": "vía descendente",
    "fr": "sens éloigné"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/down/"
}

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