# The Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) Order 1992, Article 3: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“aerial cableway” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided by means of a cable, but does not include a funicular railway or a lift;
“lift” means a mode in which the vehicle—
(a) is moved wholly or partly between guides which are vertical or inclined at an angle of less than 15 degrees to the vertical; and
(b) provides direct access at more than one level to a street;
“magnetic levitation” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of magnetic force;
“monorail” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or beam;
“road-based with cable guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
(a) are capable of operating on a road; and
(b) are guided wholly or mainly by means of a cable, wire or other device which is not in direct physical contact with the vehicles;
“road-based with rail guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
(a) are capable of operating on a road; and
(b) are guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or slot;
“road-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
(a) are capable of operating on a road; and
(b) are guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus; and
“track-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
(a) are supported by means of a track or other structure not being a road; and
(b) are guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus.
(2) In this Order, references to “mode” are to be construed as a mode of guided transport which employs vehicles used wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers and “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3231/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-and-works-guided-transport-modes-order-1992/article-3
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