mixed trains

Noun

mixed train (plural mixed trains)

1. A train consisting of both passenger coaches and freight vehicles.
   • On both the Gothland and the Öland Railway, a spanking railcar provides an alternative to riding in the wayward, steam-driven mixed train, but the latter is the proper conveyance for a real railway lover, even over the flat, limestone plains which form much of the Baltic island scenery.1939 July, “Overseas Railways: Baltic Island Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 51