loopline

English

Noun

loopline (plural looplines)

1. (rail transport) Alternative form of loop line
   • 1882, Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia, volume 1, page 237:

     […] with the necessary looplines to avoid the broad gauge points at the intermediate stations, with a view to the direct transit of goods traffic along the Northern Railway and its extensions.

   • 1995, R. Yin-Wang Kwok, The Hong Kong-Guangdong Link: Partnership in Flux:

     In settling the 1925–26 General Strike-Boycott, the British offered a $ 10 million loan to develop Whampoa Port, conditional upon the chief engineer and accountant being British, and upon the construction of the loopline.

   • 2006, Bhagawati Sharan Singh, Aspects of Industries in Bihar During the 19th Century, page 37:

     Between Raniganj railroad and the Rajmahal loopline a number of coal mines existed.

   • 2020 February 25, Emma Gill, “The best family parks and walks in Salford”, in Manchester Evening News‎^[1]:

     It might be hidden away but it actually covers 30 hectres in all and can be reached from Salford's network of looplines or the historical Bridgewater Canal.

Alternative forms

• loop line