 | English  | German | |
 | dead {adj} [railway line] | 304 stillgelegt | |
| defunct {adj} [of a railway line, factory etc.] | 277 stillgelegt | |
| elevated {adj} [e.g. road, railway / railroad; mood] | 24 Hoch- [z. B. Straße, Bahn; Gefühl] | |
| rail trailable {adj} [railway swicth] | 10 auffahrbar [Weiche] | |
| Nouns |
| rail engine [railway locomotive] | 491 Lok {f} | |
| rail funicular [funicular railway] | 97 Standseilbahn {f} | |
| rail TrVocab. platform [raised structure beside a railway track where passengers embark and disembark at a station] | 47 Steig {m} [kurz für: Bahnsteig] | |
| rail traffic crossover [railway, tramway] | 14 Gleiswechsel {m} | |
| rail traffic travel road [railway] [Am.] | 12 Bahn {f} [Eisenbahn] | |
| rail depot [railway/tramway] | 8 Betriebsbahnhof {m} | |
| hist. rail [a light railway to transport rubble after WWII] | Trümmerbahn {f} | |
| automot. hist. transp. [bus run by railway company] | Bahnbus {m} | |
| rail [railway station served by long-distance trains] | Fernbahnhof {m} | |
| rail depot [railway/tramway] | Wagenhalle {f} [Depot] | |
| rail toys gauge [model railway] | Nenngröße {f} [Modelleisenbahn] | |
| rail toys gauge [model railway] | Spur {f} [ugs.] [Modelleisenbahn] | |
| rail gricer [Br.] [coll.] [a fanatical railway enthusiast] | Eisenbahnfanatiker {m} | |
| rail Pullman [railway carriage] | Pullmanwagen {m} | |
| jobs rail pusher [Japanese railway station attendant] | Drücker {m} [Oshiya] | |
| rail toys scale [model railway] | Nenngröße {f} [Modelleisenbahn] | |
| rail toys scale [model railway] | Spur {f} [ugs.] [Modelleisenbahn] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| rail transp. double-track {adj} [attr.] [railway, tramway] | zweigleisig | |
| rail metre gauge {adj} [railway / tramway] [Br.] | meterspurig | |
| rail transp. single-track {adj} [attr.] [railway, tramway] | eingleisig | |
| rail standard gauge {adj} [railway/tramway] | normalspurig | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| transp. articulated vehicle [railway/tramway] | Gelenkwagen {m} | |
| traffic transp. cable car [cable car railway] | Straßenseilbahn {f} [auch: Kabelbahn] | |
| rail classification yard [Am., Can. (Canadian National Railway)] | Verschiebebahnhof {m} [österr.] [veraltet fachspr. bes. nordd.] [veraltend ugs.] | |
| rail cliff railway [funicular railway] | Standseilbahn {f} | |
| hist. rail Death Railway [coll.] [Thailand-Burma Railway] | Todeseisenbahn {f} [ugs.] [Thailand-Burma-Eisenbahn] | |
| rail transp. TrVocab. departure board [railway station, bus stop] | Abfahrtstafel {f} [Bahnhof, Bushaltestelle] | |
| design speed [e.g. when planning tunnels, railway tracks] | Planungsgeschwindigkeit {f} [z. B. bei der Planung von Tunneln, Bahnstrecken] | |
| traffic domestic services {pl} [e.g. railway, bus] | Inlandsverkehr {m} [im Gegensatz zum grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr] | |
| transp. equipment car [railway/tramway] | Hilfsgerätezug {m} | |
| rail toys exchange wheelset [model railway] | Tauschradsatz {m} [Modelleisenbahn] | |
| agr. for. rail field railway [narrow gauge railway for transporting goods] | Feldbahn {f} [auch: Lorenbahn] | |
| rail transp. gauge widening [railway/tramway] | Spurerweiterung {f} | |
| rail transp. gauntlet track [railway, tramway] | Gleisverschlingung {f} | |
| rail transp. interlaced track [railway, tramway] | Gleisverschlingung {f} | |
| rail island railway [also: island's railway] [Br.] | Inselbahn {f} | |
| automot. transp. travel land train [trackless train (in the manner of a road-going railway train)] | Wegebahn {f} [Zugmaschine mit Anhänger/n zur Personenbeförderung, bes. im Freizeit- oder im Innenstadtbereich] | |
| rail marshalling yard [Br., Can. (Canadian Pacific Railway)] | Verschiebebahnhof {m} [österr.] [veraltet fachspr. bes. nordd.] [veraltend ugs.] | |
| rail transp. metre gauge [railway / tramway] [Br.] | Meterspur {f} | |
| rail transp. motor bogie [railway/tramway] | Triebdrehgestell {n} | |
| rail transp. passing loop [railway/tramway] | Ausweiche {f} | |
| rail transp. passing loop [railway/tramway] | Überholgleis {n} | |
| rail transp. power bogie [railway/tramway] | Triebdrehgestell {n} | |
| transp. powered bogie [Br.] [railway/tramway] | angetriebenes Drehgestell {n} | |
| transp. powered truck [Am.] [railway/tramway] | Fahrgestell {n} | |
| bike traffic TrVocab. rail trail [disused railway converted into a multi-use path] | Rad- und Wanderweg {m} auf stillgelegter Bahntrasse | |
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