railway
- (BrE) (AmE railroad) nounADJECTIVE▪ mainline (esp. BrE)▪ high-speed▪ disused (BrE)▪ narrow-gauge, standard-gauge▪ miniature (BrE), model▪
He created a model railway in his basement.
▪ funicular (esp. BrE)▪Tourists can take the funicular railway to the top of the mountain.
▪ commuter, passenger, tourist▪ freight (esp. AmE)▪ private, regional, state▪ short-line (AmE), transcontinental▪ electric, steamVERB + RAILWAY/RAILROAD▪ manage, operate, run▪ nationalize, privatize (both BrE)▪ build, construct▪ close, open▪ regulateRAILWAY/RAILROAD + VERB▪ run▪ carry sth▪The railways carry millions of tons of freight every year.
RAILWAY/RAILROAD + NOUN▪ car (AmE), carriage (BrE), coach (esp. BrE), train, wagon (BrE)▪ depot, station, terminus (esp. BrE), yard▪ platform (esp. BrE)▪ ticket (esp. BrE)▪ timetable (esp. BrE)▪ service (esp. BrE)▪ connection▪ journey, travel (both esp. BrE)▪the pleasures of railway travel
▪ passenger, traveller (BrE)▪ employee, porter, staff (BrE), worker▪ architect, engineer▪ authorities (BrE), company▪ network, system▪ line (esp. BrE), track▪ junction, sidings▪ bridge, crossing, tunnel, viaduct (esp. BrE)▪ enthusiast (esp. BrE)▪He is a lifelong railway enthusiast.
▪ accident▪ age (esp. BrE)▪Such speed was unimaginable before the railway age.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the railway▪They are doing maintenance work on the railway.
▪He works on the railways.
▪ railway between▪the railway between Funchal and Monte
▪ railway from, railway to
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