track-circuiting

noun

The provision of track circuits.

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Meanings

nountrack-circuiting (uncountable)
  1. uncountablerail transportThe provision of track circuits.

    [...] full track-circuiting throughout the area is to be carried over the Royal Albert Bridge so that the employment of single-line tokens over this single-line section can be abandoned.

    1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Modernisation at Plymouth”, in Trains Illustrated, page 122
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    Other signalling modernisation works cover the provision of track circuiting and colour-light signalling in a large number of localities, where the existing signalling systems are inadequate to deal efficiently with the higher speeds and frequency of the future services.

    1957 January 28, “Modernisation Plan Progress”, in Railway Magazine, page 16

Origin

From track circuit + -ing.

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