| 单词 |
railwayana |
| 释义 |
railwayana|ˌreɪlweɪˈɑːnə| [f. railway n. + ana suffix.] Material pertaining to railways; railway relics.
1970Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 7 June 9/3 In the wake of steam's demise, the collection of railway relics has become almost a national obsession. Enthusiasts have invented a new word—Railwayana... On May 21, Sotheby's held its ‘first sale of Railwayana’. 1970Railway Mag. Oct. 541/2, I discovered, in one of the many stalls selling ‘railwayana’, a line-drawing of Highland Railway No. 103. 1972Times 30 Dec. 14/1 When it proved possible to buy a section, preservationists realized there was more to ‘railwayana’ than static museums. 1975Times 15 Jan. 15/5 British Rail might do better to invest their pension funds in their own surplus railwayana. Steam locomotive nameplates..now change hands at {pstlg}200–300 each. |

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