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SPECIAL COMPARTMENT [1 record]

Record 1 1986-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
CONT

A recent innovation is the "special", which is a small "single" less expensive than the regular single. Some "specials" have an upper berth, others a lower berth.

OBS

Terms used in Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
DEF

Compartiment de première classe à un lit, dans une voiture-lits de type particulier.

Spanish

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