railway

railway
noun
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; (also adjective) a railway station.) vía; línea de ferrocarril
2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) ferrocarriles
railway n
1. ferrocarril
he's very interested in railways le interesa mucho el ferrocarril
2. vía férrea
many railways were built in the nineteenth century en el siglo diecinueve se construyeron muchas vías férreas
railway
tr['reɪlweɪ]
noun
1 ferrocarril nombre masculino
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
railway carrriage vagón nombre masculino
railway engine máquina de tren, locomotora
railway line vía férrea, vía del tren
railway station estación nombre femenino de ferrocarril, estación nombre femenino de trenes
railway track vía férrea
railway ['reɪl.weɪ] railroad
railway
adj.
• ferroviario, -a adj.
• vía férrea adj.
n.
• ferrocarril s.m.
noun (BrE) railroad I
['reɪlweɪ] (Brit)
1.
N (=system) ferrocarril m , ferrocarriles mpl ; (as track) vía f , vía f férrea
2.
CPD

railway bridge N — puente m de ferrocarril

railway carriage N — vagón m , coche m (de ferrocarril)

railway crossing N — paso m a nivel

railway engine N — máquina f , locomotora f

railway line N — (=route) línea f ferroviaria or de ferrocarril; (=track) vía f (férrea)

railway network N — red f ferroviaria

railway porter N — mozo m

railway station N — estación f (de ferrocarril)

railway timetable N — horario m de trenes

railway track N — vía f (férrea)

railway worker N — ferroviario(-a) m / f

railway yard N — cochera f

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noun (BrE) railroad I

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