Excellent pedigree on the railway? (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
goods train
'railway?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'excellent pedigree on' is the wordplay.
'excellent' becomes 'good'.
'pedigree' becomes 'strain' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'good'+'strain'='GOODS-TRAIN'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for goods train that I've seen before include "Rail cargo carrier" , "conveyance without passengers" , "One running over tracks" , "freight vehicle" , "Means of transporting freight" .)