Example sentences of "[v-ing] by rail " in BNC.
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| 1 | We then spent three days going by rail from there to Oban via Thurso and Kyle of Lochalsh - look at the map ! |
| 2 | Forty years ago thirty-five per cent of freight was taken by road with forty-two going by rail . |
| 3 | By nineteen ninety-one sixty-one per cent was being carried on the roads with just seven per cent going by rail — part of the continuing trend of freight away from rail to road . |
| 4 | And as long as this country persists in being the only one in Europe which does n't have a subsidised railway service , Barbara and everyone else with a car will continue to be put off going by rail . |
| 5 | A Railcard may also entitle you to reduced fares on Sealink ships to the Channel Islands and Ireland and for travelling by rail and sea to 17 Continental countries . |
| 6 | for instance , the costs of travelling by rail or by car are refunded by Pilkingtons , Billiton and local authorities . |
| 7 | Travelling by Rail — 2 to 4 years £41 , 4 to 11 years £20 , 12 to 13 years £10 . |
| 8 | One of the pleasures of travelling by rail is the availability of a national timetable whereby one can plan one 's journey with reasonable certainty . |
| 9 | The abstract talk of commuting by rail or road being replaced by information technology finds a concrete expression in the idea of telecottages . |