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Car-sleeper

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000976

A specialized railway service that transports both passengers and their private automobiles on the same train, typically overnight. Passengers travel in sleeping berths while their cars are carried in dedicated car-carrying wagons. This service offers a convenient alternative to long-distance driving, combining rail travel comfort with the flexibility of having a personal vehicle at the destination.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000976
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymsmotorail
TranslationsGerman: Autoreisezug; Spanish: tren autoexpreso; French: train auto-couchettes
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000976",
  "term": "Car-sleeper",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A specialized railway service that transports both passengers and their private automobiles on the same train, typically overnight. Passengers travel in sleeping berths while their cars are carried in dedicated car-carrying wagons. This service offers a convenient alternative to long-distance driving, combining rail travel comfort with the flexibility of having a personal vehicle at the destination.",
  "synonyms": [
    "motorail"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Autoreisezug",
    "es": "tren autoexpreso",
    "fr": "train auto-couchettes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/car-sleeper/"
}

Record 1,069 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.