Train Words - Education for the non-enthusiast (idiots)

Throughout my day to day life, there are many words that most people do not know about when referring to the railway, which is irritating. A good number of these terms are very useful, so today I will be outlining some in a pseudo-humorous fashion (I'm not good enough for the actual comedic effect).
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[@SportyMabamba]

“This is called PIS - *STOP SNIGGERING AT THE BACK!* “

[@khidorahian]

i love that fact you sound like a schoolteacher, makes it very soothing to hear your voice. keep up the great work mate

[@ChetNotJet]

"therefore, i am going to educate you"

[@TheLauraaaaaaaaaa]

love the forcefulness in the "I am going to teach you." super soothing voice too

[@rhodrage]

I used the word, "Alight," to my partner while getting off a train. They had no idea what I meant and told me off for using, "Train nerd words," I despair.

[@GWVillager]

Alight's a pretty basic one I'd say, that's surprising.

[@rhodrage]

@@GWVillager I was astounded too, even said its just a normal word, but nope, they didn't believe me simply due to never having heard it before, just told me to say "Get off like a normal person".

[@bangerbangerbro]

Somehow I only first heard "Alight" in the past year, despite knowing probably most of the terms in the video, and in the time since I last heard it has seemed like a term most people but me knew. I guess it is because I haven't used public transport much in my life.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

​@@rhodrageGive your friend a slap and point out that such inverse snobbery is quite the worst example of _nostalgie de la bue_ dontja know?!

[@T1M6]

Please Sir ....I think I did very well as I knew most of the terms. I am / was a child of the steam era and just loved it all . Separate carriages with corridor, the leather belt thing to open the window . All so exciting. My pet hate of today's generation .......the use of " Train Station"... it's Railway station to me . Loved your video .

[@GWVillager]

The word "railway" seems to be slipping out of public vocabulary in general unfortunately.

[@josephturner7569]

I was 35 years on the railway. You have no idea how dim some people can really be. "How do you steer a train"? Was a common one. " how many carriages can a train pull"? Was another. The classic though was, "when you get to Maidenhead, how do you know if there's a train coming from Marlow"? He was thinking we might crash. Oh yeah. I was at the dentist. When he discovered I was a train driver, he asked what kind of engine I drove. I said I drove multiple units. He asked what they were. I explained and he said," how do you get the engines to go at the same speed"?

[@echo-eh8jz]

Thanks, I really needed this

[@SmallTown_Studio]

Very useful video! I'll have to show it to my non-rail-enthusiast friends!

[@dessmith7658]

The UK double deck trains had smaller wheels to get clearance

[@machendave]

Gricing a shed or a hoover

[@GWVillager]

Spotting a Class 66 or Class 50?

[@T1M6]

The title had me hooked ...that's me. I'm sitting comfortably so please begin my education 🤣🤣

[@brendandebaets6791]

Very amusing video. I'm definitely going to send this to the next journalist that screws up rail terminology!

[@Andy-Robus]

bogie 😁

[@pinza.d9007]

Nicely put. These muggles have to be made to learn. I have subbed and hit the like button.

[@mikecawood]

I wish you wouldn't keep flashing up a picture of an Avanti Voyager.

[@robertbate5790]

Nice one, and no I'm not offended. Some perhaps, but not me!! I actually fount it amusing. 👍👍👍

[@Outfrost]

Missed the very frustrating confusion about what "traction" is :D

[@GWVillager]

Oh, yes. It's an odd term!

[@6yjjk]

Ah, now I know why Glasgow Queen Street has high and low level platforms..... :P

[@AndrewG1989]

I like this 😂

[@notmopman6282]

(joke about british loading gauge)

[@mirzaahmed6589]

You missed "trainsets"; railcars permanently coupled together, and having power cars (instead of locomotives) at one or both ends.

[@GWVillager]

This wasn't supposed to be a video to cover everything! Just a few terms that I find many people confuse.

[@david103857]

your definition of train is controversial... more commonly its short for a service in the timetable.

[@GWVillager]

I would argue that's just a service. Using train in that sense would probably be understood but the term refers to the physical vehicle rather than operation, doubling its meaning can create ambiguity.

[@SportyMabamba]

Point of Order: the timetable contains Paths which may or may not be occupied by a Train - see STP and VAR, see also “Runs as Required”.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

"Rake" is only used in the UK and Commonwealth countries.

[@GWVillager]

Yes, but this was primarily a video for UK applications.

[@GreenJimll]

Mentions wood and concrete sleepers but completely ignores steel sleepers and slab track. Those poor normals missing out on this important gen.

[@GWVillager]

They’re rare enough for me to have omitted but, yes, I should have put them in.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

And the "green solution" of composite ones made from recycled plastic.

[@firstthingsfast9292]

Ya forgot Brittish Rail class or just class.

[@AFCManUk]

So, if there's only 1 DMU/EMU (Diesel Multiple Unit/Electric Multiple Unit). does that make it a Diesel Single Unit/Electric Single Unit? lol.

[@GWVillager]

In theory, yes, though they tend to still use the DMU/EMU classification. The only instances of this in the UK are the Class 139 and 153, the former of which isn’t even diesel, but is still called a DMU!

[@Thiefnuker]

Railbus is the word that best describes self-powered, single coaches.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

@@GWVillager Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the 139 powered by LPG?

[@GWVillager]

@@Danse_Macabre_125 Yep, that is the case. They're generally referred to as diesel though.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

@@GWVillager Can't blame them. Why create another abbreviation for one train, which is more of a quirk of the system than an actually useful train?

[@hesterclapp9717]

Doesn't the (former) USSR have an even bigger loading gauge than the USA?

[@GWVillager]

Indeed it did, 3.4m x 5.3m as opposed to America's 3.2m x 4.6m.

[@eternalturtle2439]

Im sure no one actually laughed at PIS... im suuuure...

[@azrailfan8138]

Britain:lame small gauge. America: big cool southern pacific

[@GWVillager]

I hate to be a pedant, but the British gauge is exactly the same size as the American one. As I mentioned in the video, gauge and loading gauge should not be confused. But yeah things are chunky in the States.

[@azrailfan8138]

@@GWVillager yes i meant loading gauge

[@georgedowns4034]

@Azrailfan u may have bigger trains, but in general the UK have much more frequent services...

[@peddersmeister]

You know why it loading gauge is small, well it's generally accepted that the UK invented the modern railway nearly 200 years ago, and it was built for the tech of the time. Also the US is around 40x bigger than the UK, so you had more room to work with to start off. You could say that we were a little short sighted in seeing that we might need things to be bigger.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

​@@peddersmeisterNobody's mentioned him, so I'm going to: Brunel. His was 7'¼" and the GWR referred to it as Standard, the rest as Narrow Gauge. It was known as Broad Gauge by the spoilsports from oop norf who won out in the end. If only we'd run with the wider measurement; faster, smoother, larger and therefore more capacity.