detector bars

A form of detector bar — A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train, laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until the entire train has passed the switch.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of detector bar
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