mda Railway Object Name Thesaurus
Built works, Commercial, Control, Railway types, Tools, Track, Vehicles, [Contents]

RAILWAY TYPES Link to term

railwayLink to term
____<railways by form>Link to term
________monorailLink to term
____________Brennan monorailLink to term
____________Lartigue monorailLink to term
____________Palmer monorailLink to term
________platewayLink to term
____________dramroadLink to term
____________tramroadLink to term
________stone railwayLink to term
________tramwayLink to term
________wooden railwayLink to term
____________Prossers wooden railwayLink to term
____<railways by function>Link to term
________<railways by principal traffic>Link to term
____________passenger railwayLink to term
________________leisure railwayLink to term
____________________fairground railwayLink to term
____________________preserved railwayLink to term
________________________heritage railwayLink to term
____________________seaside railwayLink to term
________________________pier railwayLink to term
____________freight railwayLink to term
________________agricultural railwayLink to term
____________________potato railwayLink to term
________________forestry railwayLink to term
________________industrial railwayLink to term
____________________factory railwayLink to term
________________________aluminium works railwayLink to term
________________________ironworks railwayLink to term
________________________paper mill railwayLink to term
________________________steel works railwayLink to term
____________________gasworks railwayLink to term
____________________mineral railwayLink to term
________________________brickworks railwayLink to term
________________________colliery railwayLink to term
____________________________waggonwayLink to term
________________________mine railwayLink to term
____________________________lead mine railwayLink to term
________________________peat railwayLink to term
________________________quarry railwayLink to term
____________________________chalk quarry railwayLink to term
____________________________gravel pit railwayLink to term
____________________________limestone quarry railwayLink to term
____________________________sand railwayLink to term
____________________________slate quarry railwayLink to term
____________________________stone quarry railwayLink to term
____________________water board railwayLink to term
________________<railways supporting other transport systems>Link to term
____________________canal railwayLink to term
________________________canal feeder railwayLink to term
____________________dock railwayLink to term
____________________harbour railwayLink to term
____________________works railwayLink to term
________military railwayLink to term
____________munitions railwayLink to term
____________range railwayLink to term
____________trench railwayLink to term
________<railways by places served>Link to term
____________inter-city railwayLink to term
________________trunk lineLink to term
____________metroLink to term
____________suburban railwayLink to term
________temporary railwayLink to term
____________contractors railwayLink to term
________________reservoir railwayLink to term
________________road building railwayLink to term
____<railways by gauge>Link to term
________broad gauge railwayLink to term
________minimum gauge railwayLink to term
________narrow gauge railwayLink to term
________standard gauge railwayLink to term
____<railways by legal status>Link to term
________public railwayLink to term
____________common user railwayLink to term
____________light railwayLink to term
____<railways by location>Link to term
________funicular railwayLink to term
________mountain railwayLink to term
________overhead railwayLink to term
____________overhead electric railwayLink to term
________underground railwayLink to term
____________underground passenger railwayLink to term
____________underground postal railwayLink to term
____<railways by means of propulsion>Link to term
________<railways by power source>Link to term
____________<stationary traction source>Link to term
________________atmospheric railwayLink to term
________________cable haulage railwayLink to term
____________________counterbalanced railwayLink to term
________________________water balance railwayLink to term
____________________rope haulage railwayLink to term
________________gravity railwayLink to term
____________<traction source moving with train>Link to term
________________animal powered railwayLink to term
____________________horse railwayLink to term
________________locomotive railwayLink to term
________________<self-propelled using externally supplied power>Link to term
____________________electric railwayLink to term
________________________fourth rail electric railwayLink to term
________________________overhead line electric railwayLink to term
________________________third rail electric railwayLink to term
________<self-propelled railways by adhesion method>Link to term
____________adhesion railwayLink to term
____________MAG-LEV railwayLink to term
____________rack railwayLink to term
____<railways by ownership/funding>Link to term
________joint stock railwayLink to term
____________contractors lineLink to term
________private railwayLink to term
____________estate railwayLink to term
________state railwayLink to term
____<railways by scale>Link to term
________miniature railwayLink to term
____________garden railwayLink to term
________model railwayLink to term

Built works, Commercial, Control, Railway types, Tools, Track, Vehicles, [Contents]

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