Sentence examples for over railways from inspiring English sources

At the beginning of the 1860 it took over railways that had crossed the Pennines to join the West Coast Main Line at and Clifton, near.

Sherman later was retained as a public affairs adviser to the National Bus Corporation and advocated paving over railways.

In terms of realpolitik, yes, the Osborne plan is indicative of metropolitan arrogance, falls way short of powers for which the leaders of English cities have been pushing (over railways, benefit spending and more), and does nothing to address councils' parlous financial position.

Elsewhere in the south, protesters took over railway stations, blocked highways and tried to ransack airports.

It turned out to be the start of a trend: Kirchner later took over the railways, a radio-spectrum operator, a shipyard and a water company.

But when he was spotted climbing over railway tracks, he was shot in the head.

People were reported to have screamed and scrambled over railway platforms as the police ordered them to leave the station.

Two rivers, the railway and the Kennet and Avon canal pass through it, and a majestic aqueduct carries the canal high over railway and river.

The group erected an 18ft metal tripod over railway tracks in Everett, Washington, in order to block train shipments of crude oil and coal.

And the rail link between Derry and Belfast, as well as Larne, suffered disruption after debris caused by the storms was scattered over railway lines.

Train engineers were ordered to go slowly to avoid hitting skaters who clambered over railway tracks to get from one frozen canal to another.