Sentence examples for few railways from inspiring English sources

Rovos is one of the few railways in the world (another being the Royal Scotsman) whose beds do not fold up.

The line has been suggested preserved as a cultural heritage, since it represents one of very few railways with the original narrow gauge profile intact.

The crowds had been kept away: the platform was deserted, but for a few railway porters and the cameramen.

The elevated portion of the promenade is the 1.5-km (roughly 1-mile) stretch between the Opéra and the Jardin de Reuilly, after which the promenade descends to street level and even passes through a few railway tunnels.

And few railway lines cause as much friction as the East Coast mainline.On March 25th Patrick McLoughlin, the transport secretary, officially launched the tender for contract between three bidders for the line, which has been run by a government-owned company since 2009.

Few railway tunnels exist in Victoria, with the exception of the Melbourne City Loop.

Quite a few railway lines were constructed within China from north to south, with the the idea of connecting China and Southeast Asia all the way to Malaysia, and from Singapore all the way to India.

The transcontinental hard-surfaced two lane highway was to have pavement widths of 22 feet and 24 feet; shoulder widths, low gradients and curvature; bridge clearances and sight distances; few railway grade crossings; and be able to bear load capacities of 9 tons an axle.

In 1947 the British railway system was nationalised and the Talyllyn was one of the few operating railways not included.

Suddenly there is a real chance to make the "northern powerhouse" something more than a few new railway lines.

The guns that had been constructed for the battleships Sachsen and Württemberg were eventually used as long-range, heavy siege guns on the Western Front, as coastal guns in occupied France and Belgium, and a few as railway guns; these guns were referred to as Langer Max.