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名詞

mail train (複数形 mail trains)

1. (rail transport) A train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route.
   • 1961 October, “Talking of Trains: B.R. exile at work?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 586:

     This cutting from an East African newspaper caught our eye last month:
     "The up mail train from Mombasa was held up for an hour at Kibwezi by an angry rhino on Monday night. The locomotive had collided with the rhino as it tried to cross the track. For some time the animal lay stunned between the rails but when it regained consciousness it was very irate. The engine driver, Mr. Mackenzie of Nairobi, tried unsuccessfully to frighten the rhino off the track but it refused to move. Eventually, it ran off into the bush and the train was able to proceed to Nairobi, where it arrived 28 minutes late."

   • 1962 December, “New station at Tamworth”, in Modern Railways, page 385:

     There are special rooms where mail can be stored and stacked ready for despatch and accommodation with cooking facilities for T.P.O. crews who change from one mail train to another at Tamworth.