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• Rail transport in Australia — is to a large extent state based. The Australian rail network consists of a total of 33,819 km of track of three major gauges, of which 2,540 km is electrified. Fact|date=March 2008The majority of the Australian railway network infrastructure is… …   Wikipedia

• Rail tracks — are used on railways (or railroads), which, together with railroad switches (or points), guide trains without the need for steering. Tracks consist of two parallel steel rails, which are laid upon sleepers (or cross ties) that are embedded in… …   Wikipedia

• Timber railway lines of Western Australia — The network of railway lines in Western Australia associated with the timber and firewood industries is as old as the mainline railway system of the former Western Australian Government Railways system. The timber industry relied predominantly… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Christchurch — Rail transport in Christchurch, the largest city in the Canterbury region of New Zealand s South Island, consists of two main trunk railway lines intersecting in the suburb of Addington, carrying mainly long haul freight traffic but also a couple …   Wikipedia

• Rail — Rail, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.] 1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rail fence — Rail Rail, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.] 1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rail guard — Rail Rail, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.] 1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rail joint — Rail Rail, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.] 1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rail train — Rail Rail, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.] 1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rail gauge in Australia — displays much variation, which is an ongoing problem for transportation on the continent.The most used gauges are * Irish gauge RailGauge|1600 4,017 km mainly Victoria, some South Australia * Standard gauge RailGauge|1435 17,678 km mainly New… …   Wikipedia