mineral railway

noun

A railway used primarily for the transport of ore.

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Meanings

nounmineral railway (plural mineral railways)

plural mineral railways

  1. A railway used primarily for the transport of ore.

    Just before Bloworth Crossing, you'll walk a short distance along the trackbed of the old mineral railway that connected the old ironstone mines at Rosedale with the blast furnaces of Middlesbrough.

    2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 64
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