rail system

collocation in English

meaningsofrailandsystem

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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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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 ofrailandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrail system

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Seeing the railroad as necessary to mobilise and defend the country against its various enemies, the military advocated the expansion of the nation'srailsystem.
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The emergingrailsystemmade travel possible with a speed unthinkable in earlier times.
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Ourrailsystemhas been improved in recent years but still requires further development in rolling stock.
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We cannot hold on doggedly to arailsystemwhich was made for the 19th century.
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That would be all right if therailsystemwas devised for the twentieth or even the twenty-first century.
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However, therailsystemremains outside the mayor's grasp.
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His positive remarks highlighted his belief in the lightrailsystemand the contribution that it can make to our lives in the next century.
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That is all very nice, but it does not say whether we have got to have anything to put on therailsystem.
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We must utilise ourrailsystemto the full because the congestion on the roads will be greater.
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What we want is an effectiverailsystem.
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An island such as this ought to have a first-classrailsystem.
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The nationalrailsystemdid not arise by chance.
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Let us agree also on fair criteria for investment in road and rail, instead of it being loaded against therailsystem.
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The debate is all about the method that will be used to try to improve ourrailsystem.
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Spending public money is not always a guarantee of a goodrailsystem.
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The existingrailsystemis inadequate to meet future demands.
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We should be doing all in our power to get as much freight as possible off the roads and on to therailsystem.
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If we want a cost-effectiverailsystem, we should set about maximising traffic, not minimising it.
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Such cuts are leading to the overall reduction of ourrailsystem.
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Although it is fraught with problems, there are also many successes in ourrailsystem.
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