four foot

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 …

The car came to rest with its front wheels in the four foot of the nearest railway line, the down Leeds line.