heavy rail

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heavy rail

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uncountable A term generally applied to main-line railways, but this varies from country to country. It has no relation to the weight of the rails used. As with all Metrolink routes on the network, the Oldham-Rochdale line is performing well. Passenger usage is now considerably higher than when it was in use for heavy rail services, [...]

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@misc{heavy_rail_2026,
  title = {heavy rail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heavy%20rail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}