| 单词 | blue train |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBlue Train Blue Train n. (a) a luxury French night express running between Calais and the French Riviera from 1922 until 2007; (b) South African a luxury passenger train, inaugurated in 1946, which runs between Cape Town and Pretoria. [In sense (a) after French train bleu (1922 as familiar name of this service, on account of its blue carriages; from 1947 as official name of this service). With sense (b) compare Afrikaans bloutrein (1949 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ 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 1922 Times 14 Dec. 9/2 The French railway companies..have taken the opportunity afforded to them by the putting into service of the new ‘Blue trains’ to the Riviera. 1928 A. Christie Myst. of Blue Train ix. 65 The best train is what they call ‘The Blue Train’. You avoid the tiresome Customs business at Calais. 1949 J. Mockford Golden Land 250 Pretoria is linked with Cape Town by the Blue Train, the fastest Train in South Africa. 1991 Catalyst 4 56/1 The car was driven non-stop from St Raphael on the French Riviera to Calais that year, ‘racing’ against the famous Blue Train. 2004 Wanderlust June 69/3 The Pride of Africa eclipses even the legendary Blue Train for luxury. < as lemmas |
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