English Dictionary

railway time

名詞

歴史的 不可算名詞

(historical) A standardized time arrangement formerly used by railways to overcome the confusion caused by varying local times at different stations.

日本語の意味

鉄道標準時：鉄道で各地の異なるローカルタイムの混乱を防ぐために、過去に採用された標準化された時間制度

Historians note that railway time was essential for coordinating timetables and reducing collisions during the early expansion of the network.

歴史家たちは、鉄道標準時がネットワークの初期拡張期に時刻表の調整や衝突の減少に不可欠だったと指摘している。

意味（1）

(historical) A standardized time arrangement formerly used by railways to overcome the confusion caused by varying local times at different stations.

The disparate time zones of Britain were unified under 'railway time' - as Dickens famously observed in Dombey: 'It was if the sun itself had given in.'