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block trains

block trains is the plural of block train.

Meaning of block train

Noun

block train (plural block trains)

  1. A freight train that carries only one commodity.
    • Steel billet traffic in block trains from Briton Ferry to Langley Green has developed from an initial service of one train three times a week [...]. In addition, plans are now being formulated for the operation of numerous block trains formed exclusively of the new 32.4-ton BR brake-fitted hopper...1964 March, “News and Comment: More block trains in South Wales”, in Modern Railways, page 152

Questions about block trains

What is block trains the plural of?
Block trains is the plural of block train.

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