| 单词 | british rail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBritish Rail British Rail n. now historical (the name of) the national railway system of Great Britain or its management company, privatized under the Railways Act of 1993; cf. British Railways n. and B.R. n. at B n. Initialisms 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > under one management > specific GW1839 Vicinal1895 L.M.S.1923 L.N.E.R.1923 S.R.1923 British Railways1947 B.R.1949 S.N.C.F.1949 British Rail1964 Amtrak1973 1964 Punch 30 Sept. 478/3 British Railways are changing their name to British Rail. 1965 Evening Standard 4 Jan. 9/3 (heading) Now it's British Rail—Beeching's last new look for trains, stations, men. 1976 Illustr. London News Nov. 53/3 The productivity a head has more than quadrupled since 1945, whereas..for British Rail [it has] only doubled. 2004 Independent (Compact ed.) 30 Mar. 11/2 Travellers believe the old British Rail did not ‘leak’ money. < as lemmas |
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