Corridor (rail vehicle)
Encyclopedia
A corridor is a passageway in, and generally between, railway
passenger vehicles.
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
passenger vehicles.
Related terms
- Corridor coachCorridor coachA corridor coach is a type of railway passenger coach divided into compartments and having a corridor down one side of the coach to allow free movement along the train and between compartments....
- a coach with corridors between vehicles - Corridor connectionCorridor connectionA Corridor connection is a flexible connector fitted to the end of a railway coach to enable passage from one coach to another without falling out of the train.-Coaches:...
- the flexible diaphragm attached to the end of a coach to allow corridors to be safely connected between coaches - Gangway - similar to a corridor, it is generally used to denote a passageway through and between coaches with open seating, as opposed to compartments
- Side corridor - a corridor inside a coach, set to one side it allows closed compartments to be positioned on the other side of the coach