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light railway

noun

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  1. A railway built at a lower cost, with a lighter track and to a lower standard than a…

    A railway built at a lower cost, with a lighter track and to a lower standard than a main-line railway.

    • Although the line is officially a light railway, it is of standard gauge, and the traffic, particularly during and since the war years, is anything but light.

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