Light railway - Keibentetsudo

Japanese: 軽便鉄道 - けいべんてつどう
Light railway - Keibentetsudo
〘 noun 〙 A slang term for a railway with a narrow track and small locomotives and carriages. Lightweight. ※Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun - November 13, 1886 (Meiji 19) "Shimomura & Co. is planning to lay a light railway from Tokyo to Hachioji."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 軌道の幅がせまく、小型の機関車および車両を用いる鉄道の俗称。軽便。※東京日日新聞‐明治一九年(1886)一一月一三日「下村商会に於ては東京より八王子へ通ずる軽便鉄道を布設せんとて」

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