railtour

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noun

A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.

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Meanings

nounrailtour (plural railtours)

plural railtours · alternative rail tour

  1. rail transportA special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.

    The town's [(Consett's)] final rail passengers came and went on March 17 1984, with a railtour from Newcastle organised by the Derwent Rail Action Group.

    2020 April 22, Philip Haigh, “Rethinking, rather than reopening, is the catalyst for growth”, in Rail, page 56

Origin

From rail + tour.

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APA

railtour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railtour

MLA

“railtour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railtour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “railtour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railtour.

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