resleepering

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A form of resleeper — To replace the sleepers of (a track).

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of resleeper

    Ludborough: The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway has been distracted from completing its Peartree Lane extension by the relaying of track into the station's bay platform, and resleepering to North Thoresby.

    2022 August 10, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern”, in RAIL, number 963, page 28
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    Repair of the many tunnels and high masonry viaducts on the eastern side of Semmering, appears to have necessitated this single-line working, although complete rerailing with long welded rails and resleepering and reballasting are being undertaken.

    1951 June, John L. Buckland, “The Semmering Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 414
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Chicago

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