scenic railway

collocation in English

meaningsofscenicandrailway

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scenic
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.nɪk/us
/ˈsiː.nɪk/
having or allowing you to see beautiful ...
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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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(Definition ofscenicandrailwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is like taking a ride on thescenicrailwayand expecting to be straight and level.
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It is not necessary to say anything more except that it is different from ascenicrailwayor a railway switchback.
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I really do not think that the dogs would be able to use thescenicrailway.
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We had been on a kind ofscenicrailwayfor years, going up and building more cruisers, coming down and building less.
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Battersea funfair has exactly the same kind ofscenicrailway.
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We have some of the finestscenicrailwayroutes in the world.
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One notable exception is thescenicrailwayroller coaster, which relies on an operator to manually control the speed of the train.
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Also in 1928, thescenicrailwaycame to the end of its lease and was removed.
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On this land, he set up an amusement park with hoopla stalls, a tower slide, a haunted house, and ascenicrailway.
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In the 1970s it was used as ascenicrailway.
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Opened in 1909, its attractions initially included a ballroom, circus and zoo, cinema and theatre,scenicrailway, ornamental gardens and maze and a sports stadium.
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Among the other attractions were ascenicrailway(roller coaster), old mill, carousel and house of nonsense.
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This included an al fresco theatre, an industrial hall, a ballroom (later used as a skating rink), ascenicrailway, a rustic mill and water-wheel and a speedway track.
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The ride lacks the tradition supporting trestles of scenic railways; the track running in depressions made into the ground and along the top of a coastal wall at one point.
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The concept of the river cave is also very similar to those of the early scenic railways in that they attempt to be both educational and entertaining.
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