line speed

English

Noun

line speed (plural line speeds)

1. (rail transport) The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.
   • 2020 June 3, “Network News: Kilsby Tunnel closure allows essential repair work”, in Rail, page 16:

     NR had introduced [a] speed restriction for the 400 trains that pass daily on this section of the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Milton Keynes, but since the work the full 110mph line speed has been reinstated.

Alternative forms

• linespeed