Definition of railwayana in English:
railwayana
plural noun ˌreɪlweɪˈɑːnə
Publications or other items concerning or associated with railways.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Griffithstown Railway Museum is home to a superb collection of railwayana from local stations.
- The anonymous railwayman could not have foreseen that the posters would eventually become one of the hottest properties in a very hot area of collecting - "railwayana".
- It seems it will be some time before collecting railwayana comes to the end of the line.
- This original bath found its way into Sir William McAlpines collection of railwayana until sold by Bonhams in 1996.
- Sadly, all hopes of finding interesting railwayana disappeared when I realised the place had been completely stripped out.
Origin
1960s:from railway + -ana.