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    A motorail train or accompanied car train (ACT) is a passenger train on which passengers can take their car or automobile along with them on their journey...
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    Motorail was the brand name for British Rail's long-distance services that carried passengers and their cars. During its latter years of operation, it...
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    station was revitalised later in the decade as a terminus for national Motorail, and upgraded again in 1986 to serve a wider range of InterCity destinations...
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    British Rail's Motorail service ran between London and Aberdeen from 1968 until Friday 26 May 1995. Plans to reintroduce a Motorail service between London...
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  • Courchevel, Les Arcs, Tignes, Méribel, Aime la Plagne and Val d'Isère. Motorail services carry cars and motorbikes using car transporters attached to the...
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    Indian Pacific (category Motorail)
    2022[update], two levels of service were offered, branded as Platinum and Gold. A motorail service conveys passengers' motor vehicles on the train between Adelaide...
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    Washington, D.C.), and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando). Auto Train is the only motorail service in the United States. Passengers ride in coach seats or private...
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    Autorack (category Motorail)
    distributors, and to transport passengers' vehicles in car shuttles and motorail services, such as Amtrak's Auto Train route. In the early 20th century...
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    now these are carried in regular boxcars. This train service is the only Motorail service currently in Canada, with chaincars (flat cars with tie downs)...
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    train services are to be contrasted with Motorail services. Unlike a car shuttle train, an Auto Train or Motorail train is a passenger train on which, except...
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    The Gold Coast Motorail was an Australian passenger train operated by the Public Transport Commission from March 1973 until February 1990. It operated...
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    still use them. NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29 August 2003. This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western on the Night Riviera NOA 95758 at Cheltenham...
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    The Overland (category Motorail)
    on the service when the service was reintroduced on standard gauge. A motorail service was added to the train from November 1979. The service was withdrawn...
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    and it came into service on 12 July 1980, leading to the closure of the motorail shuttle service in the Fréjus rail tunnel. It cost 2 billion francs (equivalent...
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  • Car train may refer to: Motorail, a passenger train on which passengers can take their car or automobile along with them on their journey Platoon (automobile)...
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    1961, it has been the only station in Hesse with a loading terminal for motorail trains. In addition, it has two bus stops, a taxi stand and a park and...
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    Improvement Programme, platform 12 was extended. At the same time the former Motorail bay platforms were extended into a former car park area and taxi rank to...
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    snowmobiles as long as they are booked in advance notice. It is one of only two motorail services in North America. The town is also accessible via the Moosonee...
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  • Region British Rail Research Division Collection & Delivery Freightliner Motorail Night Star Parcels Speedlink Rail Express Parcels Red Star Parcels From...
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    (ÖBB) network. The station has twelve tracks, four of them sidings, and a motorail terminal. It is linked with both to the Southern Railway line to Vienna...
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    has long used the Tauern Railway Tunnel was the Autoschleuse or Tauern Motorail car shuttle train service, launched amid the First World War, which carries...
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    Self-catering accommodation Hiking itinerary Winter sports itinerary Picnic site Motorail services Video-monitored car park Car ferry Toilets Services for the disabled...
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    and ride (train or underground) Park and ride (hiking trail) Motorail services Motorail services with sleeper Taxi stop (formerly used ) Sewage discharge...
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    al Pacífico Railroad in Mexico still uses cabooses to accompany their motorail trains between Chihuahua and Los Mochis. Cabooses have also become popular...
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    between South West England and South Wales was either transported on a motorail service through the Severn Tunnel, used the Aust Ferry (which was unsuitable...
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    Fireman's carry Hupac Konkan Railway Corporation Loading gauge Modalohr Motorail Pichi Richi Railway Roadrailer Rolling highway Roll-on/roll-off Structure...
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    XPTs. During February 1990, both the Brisbane Limited and Pacific Coast Motorail were withdrawn and replaced by XPT services to Brisbane and Murwillumbah...
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    gauge trains. The remainder of the platforms are solely broad gauge. A motorail dock is located at the northern end of the platform, with standard gauge...
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    passenger trains and used only for stabling empty trains, as is the former Motorail unloading bay alongside. At the far end of this track is the old Fish Dock...
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    after World War II. A provisional counter hall was erected in 1952. A motorail (Autoreisezug) yard opened on 22 June 1959. In May 1972, shortly before...
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