| FUNICULAR | (Of a railway) cable-operated (9) |
| OLDMALDEN | Village near Kingston upon Thames, renamed when a nearby suburb was created by the arrival of a railway |
| CHARFIELD | Location of a railway accident in 1928 on the Bristol and Gloucester line (9) |
| PORTERAGE | The charge for carrying the work of a railway worker |
| BUFFER | Either of a pair of shock absorbers on the front or the rear of a railway vehicle; a ship's fender; or, a chief boatswain's mate (6) |
| SPUR | Projection sometimes worn on the heel of a rider's boot for urging a horse forward; or, a branch line of a railway (4) |
| BRANCH | Any one of a railway's minor or heritage lines; or, section of a tree forming part of a forest's canopy (6) |
| SLEEPER | One of a series of wooden beam-like structures supporting the rails of a railway track (7) |
| STAMDARDGAUGE | Of a railway track, having a distance of 4ft 8.5 in (1.435 m) between the lines (8,5) |
| BOGIE | An assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach |
| GAUGE | Distance between the rails of a railway track; the diameter of wire; or, the thickness of sheet metal (5) |
| STANDARDGAUGE | Of a railway track, having a distance of 4 ft 8 inches (1.435 m) between the lines (8,5) |
| SPAD | British acronym for a possible cause of a railway accident |
| LINE | A branch, route or track of a railway or tramway system (4) |
| CONWY | Market town in Wales, site of a railway bridge built by Robert Stephenson and a suspension bridge built by Thomas Telford (5) |
| WAIST | Term for the middle part of a railway carriage - usually at the widest section of the bodywork (5) |
| TERMINUS | Roman god of boundaries and landmarks; the last stop of a railway line or bus route (8) |
| ACHESON | First of a railway trio |
| MAINLINE | Principal occupation of a railway? (4,4) |
| LYE | Short side-branch of a railway (3) |
