| New machinery driven by steam power was introduced, and railways and canals were being created. |
| These carriages journeyed on railways throughout the country and traveled to the most remote villages. |
| To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them. |
| Joan's father had worked on the railways, so they had enjoyed free rail travel. |
| In addition to using the civil main lines, railways were constructed for purely military purposes, with no commercial value. |
| Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones. |
