What is Single track (rail)?
[[Image:08 tory railtrack ubt.jpeg|thumb|A single track railway]] A '''single track''' [[railway]] is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track. In the early days of railways, especially before the [[telegraph]], operation of significant numbers of trains on a single track railway was fraught with difficulties, including delays and accidents, particularly [[head-on collision]]s. {{Railway track layouts}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Railway track layouts]]