buffet car

(ˈbʊfeɪ)

(Railways) Brit a railway coach where light refreshments are served

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Noun

buffet car - a passenger car where food is served in transit

dining car, dining compartment, diner

carriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride

Translations

عَرَبَة المَقْصَف

jídelní vůz

spisevogn

ravintolavaunu

vagon restoran

vagone ristorante buff buffet freddo vagone con servizio bar

ビュッフェ車

식당차

buffévagn

รถมีอาหารที่ลูกค้าบริการตัวเอง

yemekli vagon

toa bán thức ăn

餐车

buffet car

n (Brit Rail) → Speisewagen m

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buffet car

[ˈbufeɪˌkɑːʳ] n (Brit) (Rail) → servizio ristoro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

buffet car

→ عَرَبَة المَقْصَف jídelní vůz spisevogn Speisewagen καροτσάκι για μπουφέ vagón restaurante ravintolavaunu wagon-restaurant vagon restoran vagone ristorante ビュッフェ車 식당차 restauratiewagen spisevogn wagon restauracyjny vagão-restaurante вагон-ресторан buffévagn รถมีอาหารที่ลูกค้าบริการตัวเอง yemekli vagon toa bán thức ăn 餐车

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The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said staff and passengers disagreed with removing the buffet car from intercity trains run by Great Western Railway (GWR).

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THE LADY VANISHES Darley Abbey WHEN the set requires a train carriage, buffet car and station, and you have a village hall stage to contend with, just how do you make a production work?

NOW BOOKING

The Horehronie region has, according to regional MP Ondrej Lunter, a unique position on the border of three national parks and this train will connect these three areas."There will be also be a buffet car and a programme for kids," he said for TASR.

New tourist attraction: Historical train will connect Brezno and Slovak Paradise

After leaving Newcastle I went to the buffet car to contact the staff and to find out what was happening.

Staff helped in the heat

Now, Transport Secretary Chris "Failing" Grayling may nationalise more routes because private operators can't run a bath let alone a buffet car.

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FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott stepped in to help a stretched assistant in the buffet car on a train.

Two Jags now Two Bags as teatime a strain on train

"I am stuck in coach D, please buy me a beer from the buffet car and sent it back".

Faith and a fiver got thirsty traveller his beer

On a similar vein- or more accurately, train - I still wonder if buffet car attendants actually receive specialist training that allows them to keep a straight face when finally telling you how much that cup of tea you have just purchased actually cost?

Driven round the bend

A price rise will tempt me even less especially lack of buffet car coming back from Cardiff.

OONNTTHHEE GGRRAAPPEEVVIINNEE

With capacity for 533 passengers, each train will consist of eight cars - two first class cars, a buffet car and five second class cars.

Morocco signs contract with Alstom for high-speed trains

9.05am - you may have heard of Snakes on a Plane, well it's time for Rafa on a Train as the Liverpool manager holds an impromptu press conference in the buffet car 9.19am - the enthusiasm for the trip may have waned, but the novelty value remains as the conference is interrupted by a burly trolley-dolly passing through 10.30am - arrive in Bordeaux.

Doyle's road to Madrid: Day two