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| author = Terry Pratchett
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| elevator pitch = It's railroad time on the [[Discworld]] - and Lord Vetinari wants a railroad from Anhk-Morpork to Uberwald, no matter what. Some of the dwarfs ''don't'' want that to happen, no matter what.
| genre = Fantasy
| franchise = Discworld
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* [[Discreet Drink Disposal]]: Moist uses the "funnel and tube setup" (mentioned in the Real Life section of the trope page) to keep his wits about him while negotiating right-of-way for the railroad. He gives the (usually high-quality) re-bottled spirits to the other people in charge of the railway.
* [[Exact Words]]: Vetinari told Moist that he did not want to see any evidence of the city's golems being used in the railway enterprise.
{{quote|'''Moist''': Excuse me, my lord, but did you find any such evidence?}}
* [[Railroad Baron]]: Harry King becomes one, holding half of the shares in Dick Simnel's company (to begin with).
* [[Rail Enthusiast]]: Sure enough, once the permanent way has been set down, somebody in an anorak is there to spot the only train in existence as it goes by. [[Chekhov's Gun|This becomes a plot point later in the book.]]
* [[Traintop Battle]]: They even take the battle into a tunnel, when Moist ''doesn't'' warn his opponent of the upcoming danger. {{spoiler|Said opponent is a dwarf, though, so there's just enough clearance for him to remain standing on the train car while it's in the tunnel.}}
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