Route summit

Route summit

A route summit is the highest point on a transportation route crossing higher ground. The term is often used in describing railway routes, less often in road transportation. In canal terminology, the highest pound on a route is called the summit pound.

Examples of usage

Rail

* Beattock Summit
* Stainmore Summit, formerly the second highest railway in England until its closure in 1962
* Summit Tank - highest point Unaderra - Moss Vale
* Cullerin - highest point Sydney - Albury


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