2026-04-09T05:18:18+01:0012,437302415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects522970231Railway InclineN1N880993079RAILWAY INCLINED PLANEYAn embankment or cutting on a railway system, surfaced at a uniform gradient, up or down which materials were hauled by rope.1P3312138149RAILWAY INCLINED PLANEYA slope, usually with rails, along which a vehicle can be moved between two relatively flat stretches of railway.546P881093080RAILWAY JUNCTIONYA place where two or more railway lines meet.1P595371192Railway Level CrossingN1N881193081RAILWAY LIFTYA mechanically operated lift used to transfer rolling stock from one level of track to another.1P3313138150RAILWAY LIFTYAn elevator used to raise locomotives.546P10142119373Railway Loading PlatformN1N881293082RAILWAY LOOKOUT TOWERYA semaphore signalling tower on a railway.1P881393083Railway Navvys CottageN1N633271685RAILWAY OFFICEYA building or room where railway tickets may be bought and administrative duties associated with a railway are conducted.1P881493084Railway OrphanageN1N881593085RAILWAY PLATFORMYA raised floor along the side of a line at a railway station, for convenience in entering and alighting from a train.1P881693086Railway Provender StoreN1N613971458RAILWAY SIDINGYA short piece of track lying parallel to the main railway line enabling trains and trucks to pass one another. Sidings can also be used to park trains which are not in use.1P881793087Railway SidingsN1N524070245RAILWAY SIGNALYA structure with semaphore arms and/or coloured lights used as a means of warning on railway systems.1P3314138151RAILWAY SIGNALYA signal usually mounted on a gantry, be it mechanical or electronic, to provide guidance to traindrivers on access to sections of track.546P524170246Railway Signal BoxNUse both terms.1N1217383395RAILWAY SLEEPERSYLarge blocks of timber used to support railway tracks.77P881893088RAILWAY STABLEYA stable located at a railway station or goods yard. Horses were necessary both for freight and passengers to continue their journey beyond the railway.1P524270247RAILWAY STATIONYA place where railway trains regularly stop for taking up and setting down passengers or for receiving goods for transport.1P881993089RAILWAY STOREHOUSEYA small store building at a railway station for the storage of equipment and other stores associated with the railway.1P10820143483RAILWAY SYSTEMYAn arrangement of railway tracks, stations and other buildings that together form a railway transport system.1P595571194Railway TerminusN1N1213482998RAILWAY TRACKYRolled iron or steel formed into rails.77P882093090RAILWAY TRANSPORT SITENBuildings, sites and structures associated with railway transport.1P524370248RAILWAY TUNNELYA tunnel running under a river or a hillside through which a railway line runs.1P882193091Railway Tunnel EntranceN1N670187672RAILWAY TUNNEL PORTALYAn often stately or ornate entrance to a railway tunnel.1P