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Train order

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006128

A written directive issued by a dispatcher to train crews, conveying instructions for train movement, meeting points, or track usage. These orders were historically transmitted via telegraph or telephone and delivered to trains at designated stations. Modern railway operations largely use centralized traffic control and electronic signaling instead of physical train orders.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006128
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Zugbefehl; Spanish: orden de tren; French: ordre de train
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006128",
  "term": "Train order",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A written directive issued by a dispatcher to train crews, conveying instructions for train movement, meeting points, or track usage. These orders were historically transmitted via telegraph or telephone and delivered to trains at designated stations. Modern railway operations largely use centralized traffic control and electronic signaling instead of physical train orders.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zugbefehl",
    "es": "orden de tren",
    "fr": "ordre de train"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/train-order/"
}

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