lexis4u: Train

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 070 Version 3

Main Definitions

train 1 |n| a railway/railroad engine pulling a number of coaches/cars or trucks, taking people and goods from one place to another.
train 2 |n| a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine.
baggage train |n| a wagon train that followed an army with supplies and ammunition.
boat train |n| a train that takes passengers to a port where they can continue their journey by ship, or a t.rain that takes them from a port to a town or city.
commuter / commuter train |n| a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another.
express |n| a train, bus etc that makes a particular journey more quickly than ordinary trains, buses etc.
freight train |US| / freightliner / goods train |n| a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, transporting cargo all or some of the way between the shipper and the intended destination as part of the logistics chain. Trains may haul bulk material, intermodal containers, general freight or specialized freight in purpose-designed cars.

milk run | US| |inf| |n| a plane or train journey with stops at many places.

passenger train |n| a train which includes passenger-carrying vehicles which can often be very long and fast.
pullman 1 |n| a special train that is very comfortable, or one of the parts that make up this train.
stopping train |n| a train which stops at most or all intermediate stations on a particular line.
railway |n| a road composed of parallel steel rails supported by ties and providing a track for locomotive-drawn trains or other wheeled vehicles.

Alternative Types of Railway Vehicles

cable railway |n| a railway attached to a cable by which it is pulled up a mountain.

funicular |n| a railway with carriages that are pulled up a steep slope by a cable.

light railway |UK| |n| a railway for small trains, usually one that people ride on for pleasure.

metro |US| / subway |US| / tube |UK| / underground |UK| |n| a system of public transport consisting of trains that travel in tunnels below a city.

monorail 1 |n| a railway system in which trains travel on a single metal track people mover |n| a simple railway system, usually in a place such as an airport or a theme park.

PRT |abb| (Personal Rapid Transit) a system of small vehicles on fixed tracks used to move small groups of people quickly from one part of a city, airport, etc. to another.

steam train |n| a train pulled by steam-powered locomotive.

streetcar / tram / tramcar / trolley / trolleycar |n| a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.

tram |US| |n| a cable car that travels up and down a steep hill or mountain.

Train Parts

railcar |n| a single coach with its own motor, carrying passengers by rail.
railway engine / engine / locomotive engine / locomotive / railway locomotive / loco |inf| / |n| a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
steam engine |n| an engine that gets its power from steam, especially a railway engine.

The Cars

passenger car / coach |n| a car where passenger.
buffet car |n| a carriage on a train where food and drinks can be bought.
dining car |US| / restaurant carriage |UK| / diner |n|is a r ailroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
railroad food service cars |n| there are cars in which one purchases food from a walk-up counter to be consumed either within the car or elsewhere in the train.
grill cars |n| there are cars in which customers sit on stools at a counter and purchase and consume food cooked on a grill behind the counter.
first class car |n| the best and most expensive seats or accommodation on a train, plane or ship.
pullman 2 |n| a special car that is very comfortable.
sleeping car / sleeper |n| a railway passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful.

Some Local Trains

Amtrak |n| the company that controls the railways that carry passengers in the US.

bullet train |n| an extremely fast Japanese train.

Eurostar |n| a fast train that travels between Britain, France, and Belgium using the Channel Tunnel.

intercity |adj| british intercity trains are fast trains that travel between major cities without stopping at small towns in between.

light railway |n| british a railway for small trains, usually one that people ride on for pleasure.

More Related

derailment |n|
an accident in which a train runs off its track.
monorail 2 |n| a train on a monorail system.
overground |adj| travelling on the surface of the ground, rather than in tunnels underground..
railroad |US| |n| a railway system.
railroad |n| american a railway company.
railway 2 |UK| |n| a company that owns and controls all the railways in a region.
signal |n| a piece of equipment that uses different coloured light to tell drivers to go slower, stop, etc, used especially on railway / railroads and roads.
scenic railway |UK| |n| a very small railway that runs through artificial countryside, especially in an amusement park.
train station |US| / railway station|US| / station |n| is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

People

passenger |n| a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train) who is not operating it.
locomotive engieneer |n| the operator of a railway locomotive.
motorman |n| the driver of an electric vehicle, especially a streetcar or subway train.
"Travelling on the tram was a sociable activity as the same conductors and motormen were on the same timetable most days."
ticket inspector / ticket collector |n| a person who checks that passengers on a train, etc, have a valid ticket, and marks it so that it cannot be used again.
"He became a ticket collector at Waterloo Station."