Acute Crossing

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Acute Crossing

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The configuration of rails used when two railway tracks converge, diverge or cross at which the left rail of the right track meets the right rail of the left track.

Used: railway engineering(how general?).

Cross reference: frog.
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Certainly used in the UK. See also 'obtuse crossing'.
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Acute crossing

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NSW usage is V crossing
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