mainline

Example Sentences

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Is there any scope to speed up the delivery of new stations along the south Wales mainline, the first of which aren't projected to get underway until 2029?

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The airline’s cancellations related to pilot availability are more than 10 times historical levels, and account for 35% of its mainline flight cancellations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It could have come to life as a lesser kind of Ferrari, a diminished derivative of one of the company’s mainline GT cars, with a turbocharged V8 under the hood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The train operator LNER, which runs the east coast mainline, has extended its advice to passengers not to travel between Edinburgh and Aberdeen as they "cannot guarantee" trains will operate until Friday at the earliest.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Of a student body of 5,700, about 400 participate in one of three evangelical student groups—more than the number of active mainline Protestants, the campus chaplain says.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times