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Composite carriage

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001280

A railway passenger car that incorporates seating or compartments for more than one class of travel, such as both first and second class. This configuration allows a single vehicle to serve a wider range of passengers on a train. It is a common design for efficiency, especially on routes with varying demand for different service levels.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001280
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Verbundwagen; Spanish: vagón compuesto; French: voiture composite
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001280",
  "term": "Composite carriage",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A railway passenger car that incorporates seating or compartments for more than one class of travel, such as both first and second class. This configuration allows a single vehicle to serve a wider range of passengers on a train. It is a common design for efficiency, especially on routes with varying demand for different service levels.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Verbundwagen",
    "es": "vagón compuesto",
    "fr": "voiture composite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/composite-carriage/"
}

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