national railway
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnationalandrailway
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national
adjective
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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railway
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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(Definition ofnationalandrailwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That in turn makes them ignore the large national companies outside the national budget, such as thenationalrailwaycompanies.
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I have united thenationalrailwayand underground systems for the first time, which will create considerable potential.
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I regularly use thenationalrailwaysystem a minimum of five hours a week in travelling to and from my constituency.
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Their practice differs radically from that of almost every othernationalrailwayin the world.
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They had realised during the war that a solventnationalrailwaysystem was impossible after the war without unification.
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An integratednationalrailwayservice is certainly one of those.
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The test is usually whether the property would qualify for noise insulation under thenationalrailwayregulations.
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He should look at the state-owned, integratednationalrailwaysystems on the continent, which are light years ahead of our railway system.
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It is not merely an important conurbation, but the centre of thenationalrailwaynetwork, the air transport system and the road transport system.
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A certain amount of pressure to liberalise and move towards market opening is therefore certainly very important for thenationalrailwaycompanies.
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Existing and potential franchisees are already required to participate in anationalrailwayinformation scheme.
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I hope that he can assure us either thatnationalrailwaycompanies will be able to put in a hid, or that they will not.
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We want higher levels of investment, proper enforcement of train operators' service commitments and all the benefits of having anationalrailwaynetwork.
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That is not a sensible way of running anationalrailway.
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That is a direct result of privatisation and the break-up of thenationalrailwaysystem.
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Nevertheless, in considering thenationalrailwaysystem the passenger and related issues must be the overriding concern.
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The balkanisation of what should be anationalrailwaysystem should be resisted.
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We have taken the lead in seeking to privatise ournationalrailwaysystem.
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I certainly look forward to taking up an invitation to visit thenationalrailwaymuseum.
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Thirdly, it is my view that we need to put pressure on thenationalrailwayundertakings, be they public or private.
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