单词 | royal scot |
释义 | > as lemmasRoyal Scot Royal Scot n. now chiefly historical (the name of) a daily express train service between London Euston and Glasgow Central; (also) a class of LMS steam locomotive originally designed for this service.The first locomotive of the class was named Royal Scot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive > steam locomotive > specific class of steam locomotive Mikado1903 Royal Scot1927 Mike1942 Spam can1967 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > express or non-stop > specific Flying Dutchman1813 Scotsman1871 Flying Scotchman1872 Orient Express1883 Twentieth Century1902 Royal Scot1927 Rheingold1928 Red Arrow1934 trans-Siberian1939 TEE1963 1927 Manch. Guardian 14 June 5 The ten o'clock morning express, London (Euston) to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the corresponding 10 a.m. Glasgow (Central) and Edinburgh (Princes Street) to London, will be known as the Royal Scot. 1933 Triumph of Royal Scot 16 LMS Number 6100 Royal Scot, the first of 50 locomotives of the Royal Scot class to be constructed in 1927. 1953 Manch. Guardian 15 Aug. 3/3 Good fortune and the fact that all the coaches were of the new all-steel type reduced casualties when the Royal Scot was derailed near Abington last Saturday. 1995 N. Whittaker Platform Souls (1996) iii. 34 We did get to see one of the last Royal Scots (46128 The Lovat Scouts), and stood alongside as it took over a Carlisle express. 1999 H. W. Johnson Holding Center iii. 60 I caught the Royal Scot..and arrived at Glasgow station on a foggy and damp October morning. < as lemmas |
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