TrainBotherer
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- 20 Sep 2017
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Hello everyone, I have zero knowledge about the industry and wondered if anyone can help with the basics. Does anyone have any links to any info where I can read up general industry knowledge?
It seems a very difficult subject for a beginner to google as everything is so technical and I don't know what I'm googling!
Or can someone explain it to me like I am a child (haha)...
I would like to know things like what are all the "lines" called (are they called lines?) i.e. the ECML, MML, etc..
What's the difference between a train manager and a guard?
What does electrification mean?
What is the HS1/2?
Who are the governing bodies?
How does the track work? (as in how do the trains know which way to go because sometimes as a passenger you go backwards on the same track)
Why are there what look like electric lines above some tracks but not others?
What does DEMU and DMU etc actually mean?
See what I mean about basics? Apologies if I sound like a complete moron, but reading these forums, they may as well be written in Greek because you all seem to discuss things and know what you are all on about!!!
Thank you for you help!
It seems a very difficult subject for a beginner to google as everything is so technical and I don't know what I'm googling!
Or can someone explain it to me like I am a child (haha)...
I would like to know things like what are all the "lines" called (are they called lines?) i.e. the ECML, MML, etc..
What's the difference between a train manager and a guard?
What does electrification mean?
What is the HS1/2?
Who are the governing bodies?
How does the track work? (as in how do the trains know which way to go because sometimes as a passenger you go backwards on the same track)
Why are there what look like electric lines above some tracks but not others?
What does DEMU and DMU etc actually mean?
See what I mean about basics? Apologies if I sound like a complete moron, but reading these forums, they may as well be written in Greek because you all seem to discuss things and know what you are all on about!!!
Thank you for you help!