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Definition of block system in English: block systemnoun A system of railway signalling which divides the track into sections and allows no train to enter a section that is not completely clear. Example sentencesExamples - The most used sections now use a variation of the moving block system, which means traffic is defined by trains, not by blocks, so trains can be closer and run more often.
- An electric staff block system was in use between Melville Jct. and Fraxa Jct.
- At one time it was controlled by an electric staff block system.
- Electricity was also used by the block system of signalling, to keep trains apart.
- He describes the first electrical equipment as well as the progressive adoption of electro-semaphore signalling and the organisation of the block system.
Definition of block system in US English: block systemnoun A system of railroad signaling that divides the track into sections and allows no train to enter a section that is not completely clear. Example sentencesExamples - At one time it was controlled by an electric staff block system.
- An electric staff block system was in use between Melville Jct. and Fraxa Jct.
- He describes the first electrical equipment as well as the progressive adoption of electro-semaphore signalling and the organisation of the block system.
- The most used sections now use a variation of the moving block system, which means traffic is defined by trains, not by blocks, so trains can be closer and run more often.
- Electricity was also used by the block system of signalling, to keep trains apart.
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