Railways. Of, designating, or relating to a railway or track of narrow gauge; (of a train) that runs on such a railway.

Of a railway line: leased to and operated by a particular company. Cf. work, v. 17b. Now rare.

(a) Applied to a form of railway used on steep slopes, consisting of a zigzag series of lines connected by switches, at each of which the train…

= multitrack, adj.

Without steam; that has run out of steam or is not propelled by steam. Also of a railway: not carrying steam-engines.