rack railway


Origin of rack railway

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for rack railway

rack railway

noun
  1. a steep mountain railway having a middle rail fitted with a rack that engages a pinion on the locomotive to provide traction: Also called: cog railway

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