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(rail transport, UK, chiefly historical) Originally a requirement in the Railway Regulation Act 1844 for railways to run at least one train a day each way, at a cost to passengers of no more than one penny a mile, on every railway line in the country. Presently the term is used for passenger trains that serve a line or station only once a day or week to avoid the cost of applying for closure.
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parliamentary train
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parliamentary train
Noun
UK
historical
(rail
transport,
UK,
chiefly
historical)
Originally
a
requirement
in
the
Railway
Regulation
Act
1844
for
railways
to
run
at
least
one
train
a
day
each
way,
at
a
cost
to
passengers
of
no
more
than
one
penny
a
mile,
on
every
railway
line
in
the
country.
Presently
the
term
is
used
for
passenger
trains
that
serve
a
line
or
station
only
once
a
day
or
week
to
avoid
the
cost
of
applying
for
closure.
Japanese Meaning
（英国―主に歴史的）鉄道運営において、Railway Regulation Act 1844により、本来は国内すべての鉄道路線で毎日往復運行し、乗客料金が1マイルあたり1ペニー以下であることが求められた列車を指す。現在では、路線や駅に対して1日または1週間に1回程度しか運行されない旅客列車のことを意味する。
Sense（1）
(rail
transport,
UK,
chiefly
historical)
Originally
a
requirement
in
the
Railway
Regulation
Act
1844
for
railways
to
run
at
least
one
train
a
day
each
way,
at
a
cost
to
passengers
of
no
more
than
one
penny
a
mile,
on
every
railway
line
in
the
country.
Presently
the
term
is
used
for
passenger
trains
that
serve
a
line
or
station
only
once
a
day
or
week
to
avoid
the
cost
of
applying
for
closure.
（ plural ）
