restaurant car
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Noun[edit]
restaurant car (plural restaurant cars)
- (rail transport) A dining car.
- 1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Fewer meals on wheels?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121:
- One result of this latest increase is the odd situation that a restaurant car dinner costs 6d. more than a Pullman dinner (boat trains excluded).
- 2019 October, Rhodri Clark, “TfW seeks PRM derogation for Class 37 sets”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
- TfW's [Transport for Wales] Mk 4s [Mk 4 coaches] are due to operate three pairs of workings between Holyhead and Cardiff, with First Class passengers offered complimentary breakfast, lunch or dinner cooked in the restaurant car.
- 2022 November 30, Barry Doe, “Eurostar award demonstrates value of catering”, in RAIL, number 971, page 71:
- Yes, Great Western Railway has a handful of restaurant cars on Mon-Fri, but on most services you'll be lucky to get a sandwich.