railhead

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.