overtrack

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ track.

Adjective

overtrack (not comparable)

1. (rail transport) Over and above a railway track.
   • 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Chairman's Special Award: Cholsey & Wallingford Railway”, in RAIL, number 946, page 54:

     Relics of the old GWR broad gauge are rare on the national network. This overtrack canopy was one such, so the decision by the C&WR to retrieve it after electrification necessitated its demolition was a brave one, because its condition by then was parlous.

Synonyms

• overline (adjective)