(rail transport, UK) The government-owned company that owns and manages the infrastructure on the railway network in Britain used by TOCs (train operating companies).

In support of rail transport or travel.

plural of rail-motor

A horizontal rail with vertical supports to which a horse can be hitched, or tied up to.

plural of hitching rail

plural of Chatham rail

Cabalus modestus, an extinct flightless bird of the family Rallidae, endemic to the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand.

A crosspiece between the legs and below the seat of a chair or similar furniture.

plural of seat rail

(rail transport) A join between two rails in a railway track placed end to end; the rails are joined by fishplates where joints are not welded.