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What does "RLWL" mean in Railways reservation terms?

RLWL stands for “Remote Location Waiting List.” It is a type of waiting list ticket. Most trains have remote locations that have important stations where they stop and pick up more passengers en route. Each train will have a number of reserved seats for these locations. However, the seats are few.Just to give an example, if you have booked a ticket from point B to C on a train that moves from point A to D through point B and C, but there weren’t any available seats on the train, the confirmation of your ticket will depend on the cancellation of a confirmed passenger from point B to C. In this instance, you have to keep checking on the status of your booking online before getting on the train.Also, a final chart is put up two to three hours before the time the train is set to depart. Chances of getting an RLWL ticket confirmed, however, are very slim because the number of RLWL tickets on the train are few as compared to the other destination tickets.

What is another term for a train driver?

In India we call a locomotive driver as “loco Pilot”(for mail/express trains) or a “motorman”(for local trains).Express trains - Trains travelling between 2 cities (Typically more than 150Km).Local trains - Trains travelling in Urban and Suburban zones of a city(120Km maximum).

What does HA1 mean as coach # for Indian Railways?

when the whole coach is AC first class it is known as H1 and when half coach is ac first class and other half is ac 2-tier its called HA1.combined ac first class and ac3tier is called HB1.

Art history terms definition help?

A schematic diagram represents the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.

Stylized-To restrict or make conform to a particular style.

Buon fresco- is a fresco painting technique in which alkaline resistant pigments, ground in water, are applied to plaster when it is still wet, as opposed to fresco-secco (or a secco). The buon fresco technique consists of painting with pigment ground in water on a thin layer of wet, fresh, lime mortar or plaster, for which the Italian word for plaster, intonaco, is used.


A perspective in the graphic arts, such as drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat surface (such as paper), of an image as it is seen by the eye.

One- point linear perspective- One vanishing point is typically used for roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings viewed so that the front is directly facing the viewer. Any objects that are made up of lines either directly parallel with the viewer's line of sight or directly perpendicular (the railroad slats) can be represented with one-point perspective.

What is a diamond crossing in Indian railways?

Nagpur is the mid point of the Indian Railway network. It is the only city in the country where North, South, East and West connect. The intersection point is named as Diamond crossing by Indian Railways as here India cross from North to South & East to West. The east-west line is Mumbai-Howrah main line & the north-south line is Udhampur-Kanyakumari main line.Follow my blog at Travel blog

Which of the following statements is NOT truw about the Underground Railroad?

If you think in terms of the code used for the "Underground Railroad", all are "kinda" true:
A. It WAS illegal.
B. Term "Conductor" was used for those who helped slaves escape.
C. Closest to false, but 'train conductors' was sometimes used as code and 'boxcars' used as code for out-of-house temporary housing for slaves.
D. Could be true as code EG someone arrested along "railway"

If I were asker, I'd take "C". Refer teacher to me if you're graded wrong...:)

How to become a train driver?

Please, guys. If the questioner is from certain territories then the correct term is indeed "train driver" and not "train engineer". There is no universally agreed title, so lets not take someone to task just because the terminology where they are differs from where you are.

However, the precise answer will depend on where in the world you live. Each country will have different standards and, therefore, different routes into the driving grade.

If you live in the UK, as I do, then the only way you can become a train driver is to be employed as one by one of the passenger or freight operating companies. Some companies will advertise for trainee drivers outside of the industry but some recruit from within their own ranks. Therefore you may need to consider working on the railways in some other capacity for a while first.

The website linked to below is pretty comprehensive and takes you through the recruitment and training process. I found it very helpful and hope you will too.

What is a train driver called?

In the North America, a trunk railway train driver is referred to as the engineer—not the conductor—and some journalists can’t get this sorted properly. (On North American trunk railways, the conductor is in command of the train, however.)A subway/el (metro) train driver is referred to as the motorman; in New York City, subway trains also have conductors, who make announcements and operate the doors.An urban or interurban trolley car (tram) driver is also referred to as the motorman.

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