What does trackwork mean?
Trackwork means (rail transport) Construction or maintenance of railroad tracks.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rail transport) Construction or maintenance of railroad tracks.
The train is going to be delayed by ten minutes due to trackwork.
A small number of weekday and weekend possessions will also be required on June 20-21, September 5-6, and between December 19-March 2021, but will coincide with when there will already be a limited (or no) service into London King's Cross in conjunction with the extensive trackwork taking place at the terminus.
The advantages of this policy were twofold - the operation of m.u. trains only, with their lighter axle load, would allow the trackwork and underbridges to be simpler and lighter in construction; and speeds up to 150 m.p.h. could more easily be achieved than with conventional locomotive-hauled trains.
At present the principal exercise in resignalling and new trackwork involves the Pickering area.
McDonald described Weekend Hussler's trackwork this preparation as "frightening".
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Trackwork means (rail transport) Construction or maintenance of railroad tracks.
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The train is going to be delayed by ten minutes due to trackwork.
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