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Train 4416, a "green train" operated by the Beijing Railway Bureau
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 Green painted East German type 24 passenger car for China Railway in 1989 |
The terms green-skinned train[1][2] and green train[3] (Chinese: 绿皮车; pinyin: lǜpíchē; lit. 'green skin carriage') refer to a type of design which used to be the mainstay of the passenger railway fleets of China and other communist countries during the Cold War. These words carry connotations of slow travel on old vehicles with few amenities, most notably lacking air conditioning. Despite these connotations, some newer trains have been painted green for nostalgic purposes.[4]
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China
Green-skinned trains in China traditionally referred to the class of "普通旅客快车" (Regional fast train) and "普通旅客列车" (Regional slow train).
Original
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Type 21
Type 22
Type 22B
Type 22C
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Type 19
Type 23
Type 25B (pre-2014)
Type 25G
Modern
A Type 25T for the Qinghai-Tibet railway, not a "green train" in the traditional sense
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A Type 25K painted green.JPG.webp)
A Type 25T painted green
Type 25B (post-2014)
A CR200J higher-speed EMU, the first "bullet train" to be painted green during production
Other countries
Asia
Japanese National Railways green train
Korean State Railway green train
Vietnam Railways green train
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Bangladesh Railway green train
USSR
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First generation green train in the USSR from 1953
Later Soviet green train
Europe
British Rail green train
Polish State Railways green train
East German green train
East German Double decker green train
Czechoslovak State Railways green train
North America
Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad green train
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway green train
References
- ↑ Staff, W. S. J. (2 July 2014). "Smelly, Slow, Unforgettable: Bidding Goodbye to China's Green Trains". Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ "A ride on old-fashioned green train through southwest China mountains - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ hermes (4 February 2019). "China's 'green trains' transport hope amid era of high-speed rail". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ "Chinese trains to get 'nostalgic' coat of green paint - China News - SINA English". english.sina.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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