Definition: Types of train

Category: Transport

The main categories being considered are:

- Goods train: Train for the carriage of goods composed of one or more wagons and, possibly, vans moving either empty or under load
- Passenger train: Train for the carriage of passengers composed of one or more passenger railway vehicles and, possibly, vans moving either empty or under load
- Mixed train: Train composed of passenger railway vehicles and of wagons
- Other trains: Trains moving solely for the requirements of the railway enterprise, which involve no payments to third parties.
(Fourth version of the Transport Glossary)


The main categories being considered are:

-- Goods train: Train for the carriage of goods composed of one or more wagons and, possibly, vans moving either empty or under load.
-- Passenger train: Train for the carriage of passengers composed of one or more passenger railway vehicles and, possibly, vans moving either empty or under load.
-- Mixed train: Train composed of passenger railway vehicles and of wagons.
-- Other trains: Trains moving solely for the requirements of the railway body, which involve no commercial traffic.
(Third version of the Transport Glossary) http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/other_documents/transport_glossary_4_ed/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_TRANSPORT_GLOSSARY_4_ED Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, "Glossary for Transport Statistics", 3rd Edition, Luxembourg 2003