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• railway yard — noun an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines • Syn: ↑yard, ↑railyard • Hypernyms: ↑tract, ↑piece of land, ↑piece of ground, ↑parcel of land, ↑parcel …   Useful english dictionary

• yard — 1. n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre). 2 this length of material (a yard and a half of cloth). 3 a square or cubic yard esp. (in building) of sand etc. 4 a cylindrical spar tapering to each end slung across a mast for a… …   Useful english dictionary

• yard — [[t]jɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ yards 1) N COUNT: num N, oft N of n A yard is a unit of length equal to thirty six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres. The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing... A few yards away, José Vargas… …   English dictionary

• yard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enclosure, court[yard], patio. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An enclosure, usually about a building] Syn. court, courtyard, barnyard, backyard, corral, fold, patch, patio, terrace, play area, lawn, grass,… …   English dictionary for students

• railway — n. 1 a track or set of tracks made of steel rails upon which goods trucks and passenger trains run. 2 such a system worked by a single company (Great Western Railway). 3 the organization and personnel required for its working. 4 a similar set of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Railway Fields — in Harringay, North London is one of three nature reserves in the London Borough of Haringey. About one hectare in area, it was a railway goods yard until 1967.Habitat, Flora FaunaFor its size, Railway Fields includes a very long wikipedia… …   Wikipedia

• Railway Rivals — Designer(s) Glynn and David Watts Publisher(s) Various publishers Players 2–6 Age range 10+ Setup time 10 minutes Playing time 90 minutes …   Wikipedia

• Railway Costing — is the calculation of the variable and fixed costs of rail movements. Variable costs are those that increase or decrease with changes in the traffic volumes or service levels and include fuel, maintenance and train crew costs, for example. Fixed… …   Wikipedia

• Railway signal — Not to be confused with Railway signalling. A signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal s… …   Wikipedia

• Railway engines (Thomas and Friends) — For the narrow gauge railway engines from Thomas and Friends, see Narrow gauge engines (Thomas and Friends). This article lists the standard gauge Railway Engine characters of the Television Series Thomas and Friends (formerly Thomas the Tank… …   Wikipedia

• Railway signalling — Not to be confused with Railway signal. A gantry of British semaphore signals seen from the cab of a steam locomotive Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being… …   Wikipedia