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• The tramway along the Belgian North Sea coast is mostly reserved track.From the entry reserved track
• "Like many other large resorts, the town operated electric tramways, with open-topped cars.2021 September 8, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Electric tramways at the heart of our seaside story”, in RAIL, number 939, page 59. From the entry limit
• A pointsman's back straightened itself upright suddenly against a tramway standard by Mr Bloom's window.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 6: Hades]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 88. From the entry pointsman
• The tramway was offered to the Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford Railway, but that company expressed no interest in it.1954 May, H. Fayle, “Dublin Suburban Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 300. From the entry feel the pinch
• All local tickets were issued in the cars by the conductor, and were of the usual tramway bell-punch type.1939 June, “Pertinent Paragraphs: The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 459. From the entry bell punch
• Then the tramway proprietors decided to electrify their line, and cut the fares by half, and the railway was soon feeling the pinch.1954 May, H. Fayle, “Dublin Suburban Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 300. From the entry feel the pinch
• The South London tramway replacement will have to wait, possibly five years, because of the slowing down of bus manufacture due to national requirements.1948 March and April, “Notes and News: London Transport Plans”, in Railway Magazine, page 132. From the entry wait
• But because it flanked public roads and was unfenced (to save costs), it was deemed a tramway and its locomotives had to be fitted with a cowcatcher.2023 January 11, Richard Foster, “British Rail's weirdest railways...: Wisbech & Upwell Tramway”, in RAIL, number 974, page 46. From the entry flank
• Engineers from the Tyne & Wear Metro stepped back in time in December, to conduct a safety-critical inspection of the tramway at the open-air Beamish Museum in County Durham.2022 January 12, “Network News: Nexus inspects Beamish lines”, in RAIL, number 948, page 14. From the entry open-air museum
• Today dozens more systems are being built – or at least being planned with twelve in China alone – and that's not counting the overgrounds and the tramways!2014, Nicholas Faith, The World the Railways Made. From the entry overground
• On a tramway installation, drag the haul rope through each intermediate tower, placing it in the snatch block as the tower is passed to lighten the load.1964, United States Department of the Army, Cableways, Tramways and Suspension Bridges, page 117. From the entry snatch block
• A new bus interchange next to the railway station must be worked up, also the suggested use of ultra-light-rail on the short street tramway to the harbour should be evaluated.2006, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Going for Gold, page 202. From the entry ultra light rail
• The roadside section of the tramway is limited to 12 m.p.h., except over the oblique road crossings, where speed is restricted to 4 m.p.h., with a compulsory stop immediately before.1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 344. From the entry oblique

Meaning of tramway

1. noun The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
2. noun The system of cables that supports a cable car.
3. noun A lane of a road or street, in which tram tracks are embedded, that is (in normal circumstances) for the exclusive use of trams and public buses.

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Questions about tramway in a sentence

How do you use tramway in a sentence?

Tramway is used as a noun. For example: “The tramway along the Belgian North Sea coast is mostly reserved track.”

What is a short sentence with tramway?

“The tramway along the Belgian North Sea coast is mostly reserved track.”

What does tramway mean?

Tramway means the track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.