| 单词 | express train |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexpress train b. express train. Originally = ‘special train’; but about 1845 applied to a train running ‘expressly’ for the conveyance of passengers to one particular place, and not stopping at the intermediate stations; now, a train running at a high rate of speed, and stopping only at a few important stations. Hence express coach, express speed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > run in addition to usual services express train1841 wildcat train1870 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > express or non-stop express train1841 lightning express1844 express1848 limited express1860 rapide1868 limited1869 night express1877 non-stop1909 limited train1913 Blue Train1922 rapido1939 1841 Saunders Rep. Sel. Comm. Railways Q. 2051 It was probable that an express train would come up. 1842 W. F. Cooke Telegr. Railways 19 I will now follow an Express, and therefore unexpected train in its course from Derby to Leicester. 1845 Bradshaw's Rail. Guide May 14 The accommodation by the Express Trains being limited, Passengers who arrive first will have the preference. 1845 C. B. Vignoles in Life (1889) 269 Went down to Birmingham by the ‘express’ train. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Jrnl. 16 Aug. The express train reached Holyhead. 1861 A. S. Billingsley Diary 1 Left Omaha City in Express coach. 1862 E. Johnston Gifts & Graces xii. 127 We must step into an express train. < as lemmas |
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