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tracklifting

tracklifting noun: the process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.

Noun

tracklifting (uncountable)

  1. The process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.
    • Track-lifting began from Kirkby Stephen towards Stainmore at the beginning of May, writes A. G. S. Davies, and Class Q6 0-8-0s returned to the line to haul the demolition trains.1962 July, “Talking of Trains: Barnard Castle trains withdrawn”, in Modern Railways, page 9

Forms of tracklifting

alternative formtrack lifting
alternative formtrack-lifting

Origin of tracklifting

From track + lifting.

Questions about tracklifting

What does tracklifting mean?
Tracklifting means the process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.
What part of speech is tracklifting?
Tracklifting is a noun.

Words near tracklifting in the dictionary

  1. trackless trains
  2. tracklessly
  3. tracklessness
  4. tracklet
  5. tracklets
  6. tracklifting
  7. tracklike
  8. trackline
  9. tracklines
  10. tracklist
  11. tracklisting

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