| 单词 | railway |
| 释义 | railway (reɪlweɪ ) Word forms: railways 1. countable noun A2 A railway is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. [mainly British] The road ran beside a railway. ...a disused railway line. 2. countable noun A2 A railway is a company or organization that operates railway routes. [British] ...the state-owned French railway. ...the privatisation of the railways. 3. countable noun A2 A railway is the system and network of tracks that trains travel on. [mainly US] Collocations: build a railway Ironically enough, that bond issue was to build a railway. Times, Sunday Times They decided to build the railway as cheaply and simply as possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1800s, attempts were made to build a railway. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Permission to build the railway was given in 1881, and it opened in 1884. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had to buy out the canal company as part of the agreement to build the railway. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The miniature railway at Rhyl is Britain's oldest, from 1911 and still going strong. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He pointed to a miniature railway, carrying visitors on a trip through the old wooden net houses and tackle sheds. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Last year the old ticket office for the miniature railway was turned into a cappuccino bar. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But the invited grandees arrive bearing the unsavoury news that survivors from a railway accident must also be sheltered at the house. Times, Sunday Times Does a railway accident happen inside or outside a carriage? The Times Literary Supplement At the age of 16, he lost most of his right leg as a result of railway accident. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had his left leg amputated after a railway accident. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1928 there was a railway accident causing 3 fatalities when a train leaving the station slipped to a standstill and rolled back into another train. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Also consider hiring someone's personal parking space as an alternative to expensive city centre or railway car parks. Times, Sunday Times Its narrow, wood-panelled dining room has the feel of an old-fashioned railway car, before opening into a blossom-filled conservatory with log fire. Times, Sunday Times The city's economy depends on a railway car building works, ferroalloy plant and coal mines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The museum presents exhibits on various train subjects and has an extensive railway car collection (about 100 vehicles). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was done to provide sound insulation to the floor of the railway car prior to final assembly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eleven managers of the state-run railway company were acquitted. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She said the railway company had not told them what was happening. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Rather, it was built by a railway company to convey trains to connect with the river ferries. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Later, the railway company extended a branch line to Brightlingsea, then a thriving fishing port, to convey fish direct to Billingsgate. THE BOOK LADY The entire senior management of the railway infrastructure seemed to be clueless. The Sun I am travelling by rail - principally because the journey will take me across an impressive piece of railway infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times The government's five-year investment horizon simply doesn't fit railway infrastructure projects, which stretch over decades. Times, Sunday Times The main weak spot was civil engineering, where activity increased only modestly with companies reporting a lack of work to replace completed projects, particularly in railway infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times The first part opened in 1987 serving 15 stations, using redundant railway infrastructure and new construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Halt the new high-speed railway link and spend the money on building coastal and river defence systems to avoid such flood disasters occurring again. The Sun The reduction in congestion would benefit those who wanted to continue driving to their nearest railway link. Times, Sunday Times The architects also believe they have identified a way of raising about 30 billion without government money, more than enough for the new airport and a basic railway link. Times, Sunday Times With the growing coal industry came the need for a railway link. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This ended after the railway link was completed in 1875. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This includes addressing the issue of 'split ticketing', where passengers can purchase multiple tickets along the same railway route to dramatically bring down the overall cost. Times, Sunday Times However, in 1953, a major change came when kotdwar became connected to the railway route. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The railway route length was 3648 km in 1991, which included 257 stations and 13 locomotive yards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was built in the 1910s when problems with the old railway route forced the construction of a new track higher up the mountainside. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rail block was intended to stop enemy tracked vehicles from travelling along the railway route. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It features five huge warehouses, each served by a railway siding, allowing goods to be moved from freight trains into storage and on to lorries. Times, Sunday Times Passengers sleep on board the train, which stops every night in a quiet place: a railway siding, a platform, or sometimes a stretch of track in the open countryside. Times, Sunday Times The whole resembled a derelict railway siding. Times, Sunday Times In its heyday, there was a livestock holding paddock to the south which ran alongside a railway siding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town was gazetted in 1912, and took its name from the already existing railway siding located adjacent to the townsite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The country's creaking railway system carries 20 million people a day. The Sun (2016) It was obvious that the railway system would be useless without a common gauge. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We all feel the pressure that the railway system is not providing the quality of service people want. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It serves as the main railway terminal for the state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The industrial development was increased and agricultural manufacturing plant and railway terminal were completed n 1882. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city has two main railway terminals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Emergency services were called, the building was cordoned off and the railway terminus at its base was closed. Times,Sunday Times Strange, as much of its northern part was subsequently built over with a railway terminus. Times, Sunday Times There used to be a railway terminus here. Times, Sunday Times The townsite was gazetted in 1932 following demand for land around the railway terminus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city was also a major railway terminus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But what we paid for, more than comfort, was convenience; not wasting a whole morning, as we often did, queueing for a railway ticket. Times, Sunday Times His stepdad was a railway ticket clerk. Times, Sunday Times Technology that identifies faces by recognising the smallest blemish could spell the end of railway ticket barriers and their associated queues. Times, Sunday Times A recently introduced system requiring people to submit their identity cards before buying a railway ticket has also been used to deter petitioners from travelling to the capital. Times, Sunday Times An official railway ticket booth in the hotel meant that they did not even need to bother queuing up at the station either. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From a railway train, one can often see the startling pink spires of rosebay willowherb in every direction across the fields. Times, Sunday Times I consider it relative no more danger getting on a railway train and riding one hundred miles than working in that mine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sounds reflected best are low-frequency ones, such as the rumble of distant road traffic or the throb of railway trains. Times, Sunday Times Someone even said railway trains couldn't just go where they wanted, they had to follow the rails. Times, Sunday Times In the same year he resumed his old pursuits and robbed post coaches and railway trains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When opened in 1841, it was, at one mile 1,452 yards, the world's largest railway tunnel. Times, Sunday Times To the village's north, meanwhile, a spectacular railway tunnel. Times, Sunday Times The project will construct the largest railway tunnel in the world. Times, Sunday Times A railway tunnel needed improvement but bats were found. Times, Sunday Times I retrace my steps, then join a line that once had the world's longest railway tunnel; and arrive 70 minutes and 24 stations later. Times, Sunday Times The opening of the Tube in 1863, the world's first underground railway, made trips to the West End a reality for shoppers. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The history and memorabilia of the world's most famous underground railway enthralled me. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Glasgow was the only city to invest in an underground railway. Scottish Voices 1745-1960 (1990) Translations: Chinese: 铁道 Japanese: 鉄道 |
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