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railway

[reyl-wey] / ˈreɪlˌweɪ /
NOUN
railroad
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Since the railway station canopy collapse in November 2024, which killed 16 people, calls for a transparent investigation into what happened have snowballed into a push for early polls.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Although it will be years before the railway opens, HS2 is in its peak construction phase.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Other top spots for Eboni include Alton in Hampshire where she saw fields of lavender and Hastings where she visited a vineyard, Hever Castle and heritage funicular railway East and West Hill Lifts.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The corridor's backbone is the historic Benguela railway, which runs west to east from Lobito to the Congolese border.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

So anyway, I was halfway over the field when I spotted three kids up on the old railway embankment.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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