English Dictionary

parliamentary train

名詞

イギリス英語 歴史的

(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.

日本語の意味

（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。

With hardly any passengers, the company continued to run a parliamentary train once a week rather than go through the costly process of closing the line.

乗客がほとんどいなかったため、会社は路線を廃止する費用のかかる手続きを行う代わりに、週に一度だけ運行される議会規定に基づく最低運行便を維持した。

意味（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.

He [Gladstone] also required the operators to run 'Parliamentary Trains' - one each day calling at every station at a fare of not more than a penny per mile for Third Class.

parliamentary trains （ plural ）