Slip coach

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005368",
  "term": "Slip coach",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A railway carriage designed to be detached from a moving train at an intermediate station without the train stopping. The coach is uncoupled while in motion and then braked to a halt at the platform. This method was once employed to avoid delays for the main train, particularly on express services, and required a dedicated guard on board the slip coach.",
  "synonyms": [
    "slip carriage"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Slip Coach",
    "es": "coche de cola",
    "fr": "voiture glissée"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/slip-coach/"
}