Railroad terms
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American English to British English
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car (freight)       wagon, truck

Car (passenger)     coach

COFC                Freightliner

conductor           guard

cut                 cutting

depot               station

engineer            driver

fill                embankment

grade crossing      level crossing

helper              banker

local               pick-up freight, trip working

pusher              banker

siding              (usually) loop

switch              point

switching           shunting

switch machine      point motor

tie                 sleeper

tower               signal box

wye                 turntable