loopline

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English

Noun

loopline (plural looplines)

  1. (rail transport) Alternative form of loop line
    • 1882, Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia, volume 1, page 237:
      [] with the necessary looplines to avoid the broad gauge points at the intermediate stations, with a view to the direct transit of goods traffic along the Northern Railway and its extensions.
    • 1995, R. Yin-Wang Kwok, The Hong Kong-Guangdong Link: Partnership in Flux:
      In settling the 1925–26 General Strike-Boycott, the British offered a $ 10 million loan to develop Whampoa Port, conditional upon the chief engineer and accountant being British, and upon the construction of the loopline.
    • 2006, Bhagawati Sharan Singh, Aspects of Industries in Bihar During the 19th Century, page 37:
      Between Raniganj railroad and the Rajmahal loopline a number of coal mines existed.
    • 2020 February 25, Emma Gill, “The best family parks and walks in Salford”, in Manchester Evening News:
      It might be hidden away but it actually covers 30 hectres in all and can be reached from Salford's network of looplines or the historical Bridgewater Canal.

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