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rack railway

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rack railway
n.
See cog railway.
rack railway
n
(Transport / Railways) a steep mountain railway having a middle rail fitted with a rack that engages a pinion on the locomotive to provide traction Also called cog railway
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Noun1.rack railway - railway for steep mountainsrack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
cog railway
railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
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From the station at Llanberis, you get a ride on Britain's highest rack railway.
Summit special; The Selbys on Snowdon's railway by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Reached by a rack railway, the castle is perched on a 321m mountain in the Siebengebirge mountain range.
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9 SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY Visitors have travelled on Britain's highest rack railway since 1896.
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