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bilevel railcarのWordNet

  • 1名詞

    意味

    a type of rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation, as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity.

    1階建てではなく2層の客室フロアを持ち、乗客定員を増やした鉄道車両の一種

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    例文

    • When double-deck carriages (bilevel cars) were introduced on North American railways (railroads) they identified a problem in that it would be physically difficult - if not impossible - for the conductor to verify, collect payment and sell tickets to such a large concentration of passengers in one car, especially in suburban passenger service, owing to the short distance between stops.

      北米の鉄道に2階建て客車が導入された際、特に駅間距離の短い近郊旅客輸送において、車掌が1両に密集したこれほど多くの乗客の切符を確認し、運賃を徴収・販売することは、不可能ではないにしても物理的に困難であるという問題が明らかになった