four foot

Example Sentences

• "When placed in the four foot it should be so arranged that a loose carraige coupling shall not strike the box, as such a blow might possibly break it."
• "Cattle are of course liable to stray on the line at these level crossings, but to prevent this, barriers are placed on each side of the crossing, and a deep trench is made in the four-foot and six-foot spaces, …"
• "In this case, the third crossing i.e., where one turnout crosses the other, is in the four foot of the main"
• "The reason for this is, that as in these cases there are obstructions in the four foot which might become foul of wheels of stock … Page 48 For ‘ E ’ and ‘ F ’ switches the key jaw is provided on the inside of the four-foot in the 1.P. and 2.P. chairs, as in these chairs there is not room between the switch and stock rails …"
• "2007 September 5, Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Rail Accident Report 33/2007: Fatal collision between a Super Voyager train and a car on the line at Copmanthorpe 25 September 2006, Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport, Page 8 http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources/070905_R332007_Copmanthorpe.pdf The car came to rest with its front wheels in the four foot of the nearest railway line, the down Leeds line."
• "The importance of track workers obeying site rules has been stressed after a man was hospitalised after being hit by a moving road-rail vehicle (RRV) and falling into the 'four foot' between the rails."