61653 HTAFC
Veteran Member
Apologies for the Wombles reference, I couldn't resist!
Something about railway parlance that has always bugged me, and which I've never been able to find a definitive answer, is which is the correct term to use for bridges over and under the railway:
A bridge which carries the railway formation on its deck, passing over a road- is this an overbridge (in that it carries the railway over something) or an underbridge (in that the bridge crosses something which goes under the formation)? I'm fairly sure I've heard both being used at various times, and as a result am never sure which is being used unless I know the location.
Basically what I'm hoping to nail down is whether the correct term refers to the position of the railway in relation to the bridge, or the position of the bridge in relation to the railway. Of course, I won't be hugely surprised if the answer is "it depends who you ask!"
Something about railway parlance that has always bugged me, and which I've never been able to find a definitive answer, is which is the correct term to use for bridges over and under the railway:
A bridge which carries the railway formation on its deck, passing over a road- is this an overbridge (in that it carries the railway over something) or an underbridge (in that the bridge crosses something which goes under the formation)? I'm fairly sure I've heard both being used at various times, and as a result am never sure which is being used unless I know the location.
Basically what I'm hoping to nail down is whether the correct term refers to the position of the railway in relation to the bridge, or the position of the bridge in relation to the railway. Of course, I won't be hugely surprised if the answer is "it depends who you ask!"