Meanings
nounrail replacement service (plural rail replacement services)
plural rail replacement services
- UKtransportSynonym of bus replacement service.
If there's one phrase that deters people from taking the train, it is: "A rail replacement service will operate on this route."
2020 November 18, Christian Wolmar, “Rail replacement buses: the system needs changing”, in Rail, page 34Synonyms: bus replacement service
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bus replacement service.
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rail replacement service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20replacement%20service
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