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railtour

railtour noun: 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.

Noun

railtour (plural railtours)

  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.2020 April 22, Philip Haigh, “Rethinking, rather than reopening, is the catalyst for growth”, in Rail, page 56

Forms of railtour

pluralrailtours
alternative formrail tour

Origin of railtour

From rail + tour.

Questions about railtour

What does railtour mean?
Railtour means 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.
What part of speech is railtour?
Railtour is a noun.
What is the plural of railtour?
The plural of railtour is railtours.

Words near railtour in the dictionary

  1. Railsback
  2. Railsbacks
  3. railside
  4. Railton
  5. Railtons
  6. railtour
  7. railtours
  8. railtrack
  9. railtracks
  10. railtruck
  11. railtrucks

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