pick-up goods
(rail, dated, UK) A goods train, often on a branch line but also on main lines, that serves every station and siding along its route, dropping off and picking up wagons (freight cars) and goods where
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(rail, dated, UK) A goods train, often on a branch line but also on main lines, that serves every station and siding along its route, dropping off and picking up wagons (freight cars) and goods where required.
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