crossing loop
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English
Noun
crossing loop (plural crossing loops)
- (rail transport) synonym of passing loop
- 1960 April, “Talking of Trains: C.T.C. for Central Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 194:
- Some 60 miles of single line (with long and short crossing loops at suitable intervals) will be continuously track-circuited and colour light-signalled under the control of one signalbox at Llandrindod Wells, enabling 18 existing signalboxes to be closed.