railway carriages

Passenger rail vehicles

Railway carriages is the British term for passenger cars on a train—the enclosed compartments where travelers sit during their journey.

American English typically uses railroad cars or simply train cars.

The phrase evokes an older era of rail travel: The railway carriages were divided into first and second class compartments.

Related

sleeper cars · conductor · ticket inspector · roof · bogies · corridor · transportation · dining cars · rolling stock · train journey · compartment · axle · vestibule · platform edge · wheels · aisle · rattle · sway

Opposites
rail vehicle function

railway carriageslocomotive

Railway pulling machine

engine · steam engine · diesel locomotive · electric locomotive

mode of transport

railway carriagesautomobiles

Self-propelled road vehicles

motor vehicles · cars · buses · aircraft · ships

cargo type

railway carriagesfreight cars

Wheeled rail containers

boxcars · tank cars · flatcars · cattle cars · freight wagons

Family

railway, railways, rail, rails, railed, railing, railings, ways, carriage

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G