English Dictionary

trap points

noun

(rail transport, UK) A set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.

Be careful of the trap points on the railway tracks.

意味（1）

(rail transport, UK) A set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.

The single-tank wagon ran away from a siding at Hanson's cement works, heading downhill towards Horrocksford Junction …. At Horrocksford Junction the wagon was derailed by a set of trap points, stopping clear of the main line.