railway system
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrailwayandsystem
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railway
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofrailwayandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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How, for instance, in the absence of engineers, could the shatteredrailwaysystembe rebuilt?
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They must not enshrine in legislation a contractual commercial model that may evolve along with the reform of therailwaysystem.
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A functionalrailwaysystemwill mean greater and greater benefits to the consumer and also allow us to achieve sustainable development in transport.
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Improved interoperability of therailwaysystemis a necessary requirement for the whole rail package to succeed.
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At the same time within my area people are talking about doing away even with parts of our present minuterailwaysystem.
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To look at the matter seriously is to consider arailwaysystemthat is now in a total state of fragmentation and chaos.
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We are looking to train and station operators to play a major role in developing a cycle-friendlyrailwaysystem.
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We have to start nipping off for romantic weekends with therailwaysystem.
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Any alteration in therailwaysystemarouses passions and emotions which have to be experienced before one can really believe them.
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Those seem to me to be absolutely fundamental criticisms of the current pattern of therailwaysystemand of railway operation.
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We have heard today about the proposed modernisation of ourrailwaysystem.
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The building up of ourrailwaysystemcould check the loss of life on our roads if traffic were transferred to the railways.
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The wholerailwaysystemis working at a loss of £150 million a year.
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That sort of thing is death to the competitiveness of therailwaysystem.
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It will not be a plan to close down therailwaysystem.
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We have not yet seen the complete plan for the size, shape and pattern of the newrailwaysystem.
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Let me, therefore, repeat that we intend to create arailwaysystemof the right kind and shape for our time.
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What has happened in the privatisedrailwaysystem?
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I emphasise that we expect therailwaysystemto move into profit in due course.
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