road-rail

Adjective

road-rail (not comparable)

1. Relating to both road(s) and railway(s).
   • [...] the main road movement is alongside the most heavily occupied sections of railway, so that road-rail competition is inescapable.1962 December, “Talking of Trains: More maps”, in Modern Railways, page 362
2. Accommodating both road and railway.
   • a combined road-rail bridge
   • A proposal to construct it as a road/rail bridge was considered but ultimately rejected on the grounds of cost.2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 49
3. Occurring between road and rail.
   • Intensive study is being devoted to finding a cheaper and quicker means of road-rail transfer and to improving the payload/tare weight of containers, and there will be more containers of special types.1959 September, “The Re-appraisal of the B.R. Modernisation Plan”, in Trains Illustrated, page 409
4. Of a vehicle, able to be driven on both road and rail, being fitted with retractable railway wheels.
   • "We have some areas on the Mallaig line where you have no road access at all," Phil explains. "This is where the road-rail vehicles come into their own."2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 40