"heritage railway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heritage railways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heritage railway (plural heritage railways)
  1. (rail transport, UK) A railway operating a line with preserved and restored locomotives, trains and infrastructure, and usually providing train services for visitors; in effect a working open-air museum. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-heritage_railway-en-noun-rwCrUXmT Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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