"trap points" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2020 April 22, “RAIB investigates Clitheroe runaway”, in Rail, page 23",
          "text": "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.",
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        "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."
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        [
          "facing points",
          "facing points"
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          "crossing loop",
          "crossing loop"
        ],
        [
          "mainline",
          "mainline"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "sand drag",
          "sand drag"
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          "signal",
          "signal"
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          "danger",
          "danger"
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        "(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."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "catch points"
        }
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  "word": "trap points"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "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."
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          "mainline"
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          "sand drag",
          "sand drag"
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          "signal",
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          "danger",
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        "(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."
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