railhead
noun[C]
TRANSPORTuk/ˈreɪlhed/ustheplacewhere arailwaylineends:
Newpiersand railheads will be agreatassetinallowingmoretimberto betransportedbyseaand byrail.
| 单词 | railhead |
| 释义 | railhead noun[C] TRANSPORTuk/ˈreɪlhed/ustheplacewhere arailwaylineends: Newpiersand railheads will be agreatassetinallowingmoretimberto betransportedbyseaand byrail. Examplesofrailheadrailhead Railheads for small consignments will be equipped with power operated conveyor belts, stillages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of those shipments are in large trucks trundling to nuclear power stations from therailhead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Arrangements for temporary financial aid in billeting areas had been made, and two days' emergency rations were provided at the railheads for every refugee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The produce has to be collected, brought to therailhead, taken hundreds of miles down to the coast and then shipped across the sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I realise that short-distance hauls from therailheadto factories will have to be by road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We find that road services are being used for collection and delivery to therailhead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We suggested that heavy lorries could be taken from certain sites to the railheads, and that subsidies could be made available to relieve motorway congestion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The disadvantage of that tunnel was that it would be a considerable distance from anyrailhead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it were 80 miles from therailheadon a road that was first-class, that was not regarded as remote but as near. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The specially constructed flasks containing these elements are transported predominantly by rail with short-distance road journeys to the nearest availablerailhead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My main point about the facilities relates to therailhead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that if therailheadis not developed at the market, some people will look elsewhere for trains that can deliver the produce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Railheads were mentioned earlier, and they make an enormous difference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even with an existingrailheadavailable at source, the overall cost markedly exceeded that of supply by road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A decision in favour of building arailheadrests on its economic viability and this is still being explored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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