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permissive working

permissive working noun: a system allowing more than one train at a time to be on the same line in a block section, a signal section, or a dead-end platform line.

Noun

permissive working (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A system allowing more than one train at a time to be on the same line in a block section, a signal section, or a dead-end platform line.

Questions about permissive working

What does permissive working mean?
Permissive working means a system allowing more than one train at a time to be on the same line in a block section, a signal section, or a dead-end platform line.
What part of speech is permissive working?
Permissive working is a noun.

Words near permissive working in the dictionary

  1. permissionless
  2. permissionlessness
  3. permissions
  4. permissive
  5. permissive waste
  6. permissive working
  7. permissive-action link
  8. permissive-action links
  9. permissively
  10. permissiveness
  11. permissives

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