tracklifting

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noun

The process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.

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Meanings

nountracklifting (uncountable)

alternative track lifting · alternative track-lifting

  1. uncountablerail transportThe process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.

    Track-lifting began from Kirkby Stephen towards Stainmore at the beginning of May, writes A. G. S. Davies, and Class Q6 0-8-0s returned to the line to haul the demolition trains.

    1962 July, “Talking of Trains: Barnard Castle trains withdrawn”, in Modern Railways, page 9

Origin

From track + lifting.

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tracklifting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracklifting

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“tracklifting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracklifting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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