Transit Move

[ComUtoR]

I have recently heard of a train move being referred to as a "Transit Move" Does anyone know (most likely, you clever folks at RUKF) if there is anything special about a "Transit move" or is it just a rose by any other name ?

Cheers in advance.

 

[DarloRich]

A rose my any other name surely?

( although depends on the context i suppose - the phrase is used a lot in the OTM community)

 

[BRblue]

I see it used frequently for test/recording trains... transit from A-B, record from B-C, transit from C-D, record from D-E and so on.

 

[ComUtoR]

I see it used frequently for test/recording trains... transit from A-B, record from B-C, transit from C-D, record from D-E and so on.

This makes a lot more sense now; thanks.

Would it therefore also follow that for test trains there will be different terminology used on the diagrams etc ?

 

[BRblue]

This makes a lot more sense now; thanks.

Would it therefore also follow that for test trains there will be different terminology used on the diagrams etc ?

I have never seen a drivers diagram so have no idea... sorry about that chap.

 

[Bow Fell]

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[edwin_m]

Does anyone use "Transit move" for empty stock working? I've heard "positioning move" and the Americans use the term "deadheading".

 

[rd749249]

We use transit move all the time during Crossrail testing. It denotes a move specifically designed to get from one place to another which is not part of any planned testing. This can include to/from depots or stabling points.

 

[driver9000]

I've only heard it used to describe a unit or loco hitching a lift with another train to move between locations to save a path.

 

[class 9]

Does anyone use "Transit move" for empty stock working? I've heard "positioning move" and the Americans use the term "deadheading".

I believe the American term deadheading is the same as a crew member travelling passenger as part of their diagram, not a train/loco.

 

[edwin_m]

I believe the American term deadheading is the same as a crew member travelling passenger as part of their diagram, not a train/loco.

According to Wikipedia it can be used for either that or an empty stock move.

 

[class 9]

According to Wikipedia it can be used for either that or an empty stock move.

I’m going on the terminology used by American crews on a worldwide Driver/Engineer FB group.

 

[edwin_m]

The fact it's used in one way by one group of people doesn't rule out another group of people using it in a different way. The railway is infested by jargon that often means slightly different things to different people.