| MOORHEN | Waterbird related to rails and coots; or, a female red grouse (7) |
| BIRDS | Kites and coots |
| OPINIONS | Shared by contributors to RAIL's Open Access pages, for example (8) |
| OUTCOME | Result of crossing emu and coot |
| TRAINLOAD | Transfer to rail, and -- all carried by it? (9) |
| CRAKE | The spotted ___, Porzana porzana, is a waterbird related to the water rail (5) |
| HIND | ... at the back of a female red deer |
| SWAMPHEN | Waterbird related to the gallinules (8) |
| HEATHER | Also called ling and related to blueberries and rhododendrons, the primary food of the red grouse and one of the national flowers of Scotland (7) |
| EPICENE | A noun that may refer to a male or a female |
| HATRACK | Somewhere to hang a homburg? Ha! Rails and sleepers! (3,4) |
| SAILORS | They're so off the rails and all at sea! (7) |
| BONDING | Connecting signalling and power cables to rail, a job for 007 perhaps (7) |
| AILERON | Displace one rail and there will be a flap (7) |
| AIRSHIP | Long-distance alternative to rail journey built by Zeppelin company (7) |
| FREIGHT | Cargo transported by the likes of Colas Rail and DB Cargo (7) |
| STEPHEN | Chairman of the Office of Rail and Road from early 2016 until late 2018 (7, 8) |
| RATIONS | Start to rail at what will be charged for food |
| JILL | A liquid measure also called a noggin or teacup; or, a female ferret, counterpart of the male "hob" (4) |
| GILL | A liquid measure also called a noggin or teacup; or, a female ferret, counterpart of the male "hob" (4) |
