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nebulaman · Site Admin Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 188

These terms describe the positions on the track.

Four Foot: The area between the rails.
Six Foot: The area between 2 running lines.
Ten Foot: The area between 2 pairs of running lines (i.e the centre of four tracks).
Cess: The area between the railway boundary and the nearest running rail.

It should be noted that the above are names and not distances as the actual distance could be less or greater than the said term above.

phineas dorchester · Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 12 Location: King's Lynn

I like these posts - very interesting - keep 'em coming please. For example, why UP and DOWN lines and how did anyone decide in the first place which was which?
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nebulaman · Site Admin Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 188

See new addition to the glossary! Wink