overhead railway

noun

British.

1. elevated railroad.

Example Sentences

One was killed when his head hit an overhead railway bridge when he was traveling on the roof of a compartment while the other succumbed to injuries after he fell down from the train’s footboard.

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In Wuppertal, known for its overhead railway, locals said their cellars had been flooded and power cut off.

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A 12-year-old boy has died after an accident involving overhead railway power lines in Glasgow.

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The final stretch of New York’s High Line opened on Saturday, completing a 15-year project that has transformed the once derelict overhead railway into an urban park.

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In Third Avenue and Sixth Avenue, you find the overhead railway called "the Elevated."

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