И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

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1. Many new control systems are used on railways for directing the movements of trains. 2. The passenger trains come to the stations according to the time-table or sched­ule. 3. The trains which are not included in the time -­table are known as extra trains. 4. Thanks to the safety devices accidents are practically eliminated on the railways.

5. The problem is too complicated; we must simplify it.

6. In order to simplify the operation of railroads they are divided into sections. 7. The long-distance trains are trains which have a long run. 8. In Russia, the first steam engine was invented by Polzunov and the first steam locomotive was devised by the Cherepanovs. 9. Railways make use of different types of freight cars to carry different types of goods. 10. The inspector of the sorting station must take a car away from service if he finds that the car is damaged.

11. The radio gives locomotive drivers the warnings of an emergency or other dangerous situations on the line.

12. Thanks to the radio the locomotive driver can warn other drivers on the line of the risk or danger of train collisions. 13. Railways use both electric and diesel loco­motives on the same tracks

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