Definition of rack railway in English:

rack railway

noun

A railway with a toothed rail between the bearing rails which engages with a cogwheel under the locomotive, for very steep slopes.
齿轨铁路
Example sentencesExamples
- This was not the first rack railway in Switzerland, but it is still there, still steam, and is as good an example as one can now find.
- Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones.
- The first rack railway was built in Rigi in 1873 and the one to Jungfrau mountain in 1898.
- To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them.
- You can also take the easy option and ride the early morning rack railway up the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.

Definition of rack railway in US English:

rack railway

nounˈrak ˌrālwā

another term for cog railway
Example sentencesExamples
- The first rack railway was built in Rigi in 1873 and the one to Jungfrau mountain in 1898.
- Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones.
- You can also take the easy option and ride the early morning rack railway up the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.
- This was not the first rack railway in Switzerland, but it is still there, still steam, and is as good an example as one can now find.
- To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them.

词汇	rack railway
释义	Definition of rack railway in English: rack railway noun A railway with a toothed rail between the bearing rails which engages with a cogwheel under the locomotive, for very steep slopes. 齿轨铁路 Example sentencesExamples This was not the first rack railway in Switzerland, but it is still there, still steam, and is as good an example as one can now find. Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones. The first rack railway was built in Rigi in 1873 and the one to Jungfrau mountain in 1898. To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them. You can also take the easy option and ride the early morning rack railway up the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak. Definition of rack railway in US English: rack railway nounˈrak ˌrālwā another term for cog railway Example sentencesExamples The first rack railway was built in Rigi in 1873 and the one to Jungfrau mountain in 1898. Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones. You can also take the easy option and ride the early morning rack railway up the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak. This was not the first rack railway in Switzerland, but it is still there, still steam, and is as good an example as one can now find. To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them.
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