Railtour

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.

    "The town's [(Consett's)] final rail passengers came and went on March 17 1984, with a railtour from Newcastle organised by the Derwent Rail Action Group."

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"The town's [(Consett's)] final rail passengers came and went on March 17 1984, with a railtour from Newcastle organised by the Derwent Rail Action Group."

Etymology

From rail + tour.

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