overhead railway

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The crane was being used to build an overhead railway that is part of a China-backed project to link Bangkok with neighbouring Laos, where a Chinese-built high-speed line is already running to south-western China.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

A fallen tree in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire caused significant damage to overhead railway lines - as a result, no trains are expected to run between Kilwinning and Largs/Adrossan on Thursday, Network Rail said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2022

In Wuppertal, known for its overhead railway, locals said their cellars had been flooded and power cut off.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2021

A wire rope running over a drum at each side of the chasm which has to be crossed forms a double line of overhead railway.

From Italy at War and the Allies in the West by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)

"I suppose," she commented with an air of much wisdom, "you are contriving an overhead railway for the safe transit of yourself and the goods?"

From The Wings of the Morning by Tracy, Louis