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Noun Concept
Categories: Railway track layouts
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zig zag  reversing station  switchback  zig zag railway
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A railway zig zag or switchback is a railway operation in which a train is required to switch its direction of travel in order to continue its journey. Wikipedia
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railway
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A railway zig zag or switchback is a railway operation in which a train is required to switch its direction of travel in order to continue its journey. Wikipedia
A construction technique railroads use to climb hills; also called a switchback Wikipedia Disambiguation
IS A
railway
HAS INSTANCE
Lithgow Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Bahnhof Rennsteig
Bahnhof Lauscha
Bahnhof Schliersee
+1 relations
HAS EFFECT
u-turn
HAS PARTS OF THE CLASS
switch
USE
Hillclimbing
USES
switch
Wikipedia
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zig zag (railway)
Wikidata
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zig zag
Wikipedia Redirections
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reversing station, Zig Zag (railway)
Wikidata Alias
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switchback, zig zag railway

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