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词汇 light-railway
释义 light railway
noun[ C ]
UKuk /ˌlaɪt ˈreɪl.weɪ/ us /ˌlaɪt ˈreɪl.weɪ/
a railway system for transporting people around a particular city: 轻轨铁路
A subway system and a light railway is under construction.
There is a growing interest in light railways as a cheap, energy-efficient transport solution in urban areas.
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The Docklands Light Railway will be running a full service, all day.
Buses and a light railway run regularly to and from the centre of Sorrento.
We will encourage new schemes, using light railways and trams in cities.
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The problem is not just that my authority has to find £368,000 this year; the lightrailway system is a multi-million pound project.
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My authority was assured that the provision of a lightrailway system would not be taken into account for poll tax capping.
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The docklands lightrailway will not be enough; we all know that.
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We already know that, in the long term, the docklands lightrailway will not be adequate for the traffic it must carry.
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The penalty on the docklands lightrailway or the buses is £5.
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So why will inspectors be on very busy tube lines in the rush hour but not on the docklands lightrailway?
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One of the problems with lightrailway systems is that they are chronically expensive when compared to alternative systems.
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Ten or 12 years later they were still carrying on and building the lightrailway to carry passengers between certain towns.
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I thought it was originally 1913 when the powers were applied for to build this lightrailway.
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However, that seems wholly inappropriate in the context of modern tramcar and lightrailway vehicles.
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Being designed as a lightrailway system, the wheels are not of heavy steel and are much noisier than heavy steel gauge systems.
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That frequently occurs on preserved railway schemes which are subject to lightrailway orders.
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Local people do not have any faith in the docklands lightrailway system.
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They are roads by which a great deal of traffic may be collected, and sometimes that is a great advantage to a lightrailway itself.
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I believe this lightrailway passing through that district will contribute largely to a further supply of cotton for our markets.
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