railway
Tracks for locomotives
A railway is a track made of parallel steel rails on which trains run, or the entire system of tracks, stations, and trains operated as a transportation network.
More common in British English than American English, where railroad predominates: The railway connected the coastal towns.
Railway also appears in compounds like railway station and railway crossing.
Fixed stopping point
- platformRaised flat structure
- ticketEntry permit slip
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- timetableArranged list of events
departure · arrival · fare · reservation · conductor · journey · express · sleeper
Path or monitored route
- railsGuiding metal bars
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- ballastShip stability material
- tiesConnections or neckwear
gauge · spikes · crossties · subgrade · embankment · trestle · viaduct · culvert
Machine producing motion
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- electricPowered by current
- boilerWater-heating vessel
tender · firebox · cylinder · piston · throttle · whistle · headlamp · coupling
Maintaining something's condition
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
narrow gauge · branch line · signal box · excursion · enthusiast · livery · golden age · station master
Transported goods
- goodsThings for sale
- shipmentGoods being transported
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
containers · intermodal · bulk · wagon · siding · marshalling yard · tanker · hopper
station
Fixed stopping point
timetable · departure · arrival · fare · reservation · conductor · journey · express · sleeper · coach
track
Path or monitored route
ties · gauge · spikes · crossties · subgrade · embankment · trestle · viaduct · culvert · switch
engine
Machine producing motion
boiler · tender · firebox · cylinder · piston · throttle · whistle · headlamp · coupling · buffer
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restorationReturning something to condition
museum · narrow gauge · branch line · signal box · excursion · enthusiast · livery · golden age · station master · porter
cargo
Transported goods
logistics · containers · intermodal · bulk · wagon · siding · marshalling yard · tanker · hopper · boxcar
- rail systemsmetro, subway, streetcar, tram, trolley
- British Transportcanal, tram, trams, underground, London Underground
- railshandrail, guardrail, banister, balustrade, train track
- routesroad, path, route, highway, freeway
- routes & transportflight, highway, route, bus route, air travel
- UK TransportLondon Underground, Overground, tube station, train station, bus station
railwayairway
Passage for breath
seaway · waterway · shipping lane · air route · flight path
- railway stationTransit hub for trains
- railway crossingRoad-track intersection point
- mountain railwayRail line ascending peaks
- railway tracksMetal guides for trains
- railway lineTrain transportation route
- railway engineerLocomotive operator
railway sleepers, railways, railwayman, railwaymen, railway station, railway stations, railway line, railway tracks, railway track