milk train
(rail) A goods train that carried milk, usually in tank wagons.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(rail) A goods train that carried milk, usually in tank wagons.
But I also felt again the remembered romantic warmth of nodding off on the milk-train home in the early hours, with Liz by my side.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, colloquial) A slow passenger train leaving in the early hours of the morning.
But I also felt again the remembered romantic warmth of nodding off on the milk-train home in the early hours, with Liz by my side.
Origin: Familiarised from the early morning goods trains used to transport milk on the British railway system. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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