mail train

Definition

A train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route.

Example Sentences

• "A journey from Mombasa to Kampala is by no means dull. The mail train consists of about 13 carriages, three first, three second, three or four third, a restaurant car and two or three old first class non-corridor carriages used as seconds. This comes to about 400 tons tare. In addition there are two vans for crew and three or four covered freight trucks."
• "The slip took place near the village of Lahat, shortly after the passage of the up and down mail trains between Kuala Lumpur and Penang."
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