(BrE) (AmE railroad) noun
1 (BrE also railway line) a track with rails on which trains run:
The railway is still under construction. * a disused railway
2 a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate them:
Her father worked on the railways. * a railway station / worker / company * the Midland Railway * a model railway
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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