restaurant car

plural restaurant cars

1. rail transportSynonym of dining car.

   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.

   2022 November 30, Barry Doe, “Eurostar award demonstrates value of catering”, in RAIL, number 971, page 71

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   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).

   1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Fewer meals on wheels?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121

   Some unclassed restaurant cars of new interior design, the first of a batch of restaurant and buffet cars being built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd., have been delivered to British Railways. The complete order is for 61 cars, made up of 19 unclassed restaurant cars, four first class restaurant cars, and 38 combined dining and buffet cars.

   1960 March 28, “Restaurant Cars for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 155

   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.

   2019 October, Rhodri Clark, “TfW seeks PRM derogation for Class 37 sets”, in Modern Railways, page 87

   Synonyms: dining car