railhead - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • become: At once Christchurch became the railhead for Bournemouth, In 1863 an act was obtained for a 3½ mile extension to Bournemouth.
  • establish: There is an urgent need to establish more construction materials railheads and these needs to be included in the policy.

Adjective modifier

  • near: The nearest railhead and airport are both in Edinburgh; there are alternative railheads at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Carlisle.
  • suitable: Late night busses would be retimed to connect with incoming trains at a suitable railhead.
  • new: Planning permission has been granted for a new railhead there.
  • good: If it runs again next year and you want to use it, Amberley is the best railhead.
  • nearby: As children they played by the Hessian bales of asbestos at the nearby railhead and played on the open tips around Harridge mill.
  • other: His transport was a tandem and trailer that his wife helped him to pedal push from Harrogate and other railheads.

Modifies a noun

  • train: Porta's recommendations saw railhead conditioning trains run every night - as a result the adhesion problems disappeared.
  • facility: Accordingly they would, in practice, keep the railhead facility there.

Noun used with modifier

  • freight: The relevant land was currently used as a freight railhead.

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