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Vocabulary: let's take the train
In Europe, trains are thought to be fast; on the other side of the Atlantic, domestic planes are often preferred...
Anyway, taking a train in Europe may be an adventure...delays, passengers taking trains should be ready to have looooong journeys and eventful trips!
(it took my family 11 hours to go to the Alps before Christmas...) It's a pity, really, because theoretically
and most often, this means of transportation is comfortable, fast, and quite easy to use...
A passenger train Punching a ticket
| The (railway) station |
| A passenger |
| To go somewhere by train |
| A waiting room |
| A seat |
| A reservation |
| To reserve/ book a seat |
| The fare |
A single(ticket) to... (GB) A one-way ticket to... (US) |
A return(ticket) to... (GB) A round-trip to... (US) |
| A half-fare ticket |
| A group ticket |
A travelcard/ season ticket (GB) A commutation ticket |
| The ticket office |
| To punch/ to stamp |
| The timetable (GB)/ the schedule (US) |
| The arrival(s)/ departure(s) indicator board |
| To leave at 9 |
| The train is due at... |
| On time/ late/ early |
She has missed her train! The left luggage room
| To get into the train |
| To get off the train |
| To catch the train |
| To miss the train |
| To see somebody off at the station |
| To meet sb/ go and fetch sb/ at the station |
| The left-luggage office/ the checkroom (US) |
| A left luggage locker |
| The luggage rack |
| The lost property office |
| A (luggage) trolley/ a cart |
The luggage rack
| The railway(GB)/ the railroad (US) |
| By rail |
A passenger train/ a goods train (GB) a freight train (US) |
| A high-speed train (HST) |
| An express train/ a fast train |
| A main-line train |
| A commuter train |
| A non-stop/ a through train |
| A stopping train/ a slow train |
| An extra train |
| The engine/ the locomotive |
- He faces the engine/ he has his back to the engine
- To travel first/ second class
- The train stops at every station before London
- ... on platform number one (GB)/ on track one (US)
| To change trains |
| To miss one's connection |
| The platform |
| The concourse |
A dining car A sleeping car with 6 berths.
| A carriage (GB)/ a car (US) |
| The front/ rear carriage |
| The corridor |
| A sleeping car |
| A berth |
| The dining car |
| The buffet car |
| The observation car |
| The luggage/ bagage car |
An engine driver A junction
An engine driver (GB)/ An engineer (US) |
The guard (GB) The conductor (US) |
| The station master |
| A ticket inspector |
| A ticket collector |
| A porter/ a redcap (US) |
A ticket inspector The El (elevated train)
| A signal box |
| The rails |
| The track/ the line |
| A siding |
| A junction |
| A level crossing |
| The Channel tunnel |
The underground/ the tube (GB) The subway |
| The elevated train/ the El |
I hope you've had and will have many great trips by train...
As for it, the test shouldn't be a problem! Go for it! 
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