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Stop the job

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005676

To bring all train movements on a line or section to a complete halt, for example because of an emergency or safety problem. The expression is colloquial British railway usage for stopping every train, not just slowing it, and the stoppage lasts until the cause has been dealt with and traffic is cleared to move again. It differs from a speed restriction, which lets trains continue at reduced speed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005676
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Betrieb einstellen; Spanish: parar el trabajo; French: arrêter le travail
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005676",
  "term": "Stop the job",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To bring all train movements on a line or section to a complete halt, for example because of an emergency or safety problem. The expression is colloquial British railway usage for stopping every train, not just slowing it, and the stoppage lasts until the cause has been dealt with and traffic is cleared to move again. It differs from a speed restriction, which lets trains continue at reduced speed.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Betrieb einstellen",
    "es": "parar el trabajo",
    "fr": "arrêter le travail"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/stop-the-job/"
}

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