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check-rail
check-rail n.
Brit. 
/ˈtʃɛkreɪl/
, /ˈtʃɛkreɪl/U.S. /ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl/
= guard-rail n. 2./ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > types of rail
bridge rail1759
rack rail1829
light rail1836
saddle rail1837
T rail1837
rack1847
foot rail1856
tooth-rail1862
U-rail1868
strap-rail1874
check-rail1876
cog-rail1884
1876 J. W. Barry Railway Appliances ii. 58 The extra rail, which is called a check rail, relieves the sideways pressure of the wheels.
1904 Daily Chron. 29 June 4/7 The..railwayman whose foot was wedged in a check-rail in front of an approaching train.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 3 July 5/1 The check-rail..—a rail laid..to minimise the danger of the curve.
1962 D. A. Boreham Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling ii. 20 For this reason the very greatest care should be taken with check-rails.
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