goods train

noun

British.

1. freight train.

Word History and Origins

Origin of goods train¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Ms Yadav cleared the selection process with flying colours, and got her first job on a goods train in 1989.

From BBC

Meanwhile, in Russia, officials said Ukraine had launched dozens of drones overnight in the southern Rostov region, killing one person in their car in the town of Salsk and setting fire to a goods train.

From BBC

It was during the night of 28 February 2023 that a passenger train packed with students collided head-on with a goods train near the Tempi gorge in central Greece.

From BBC

The passenger service from Athens to Thessaloniki was crowded with students returning to university after a holiday for Greek Orthodox Lent when the train collided with a goods train on the same track outside Larisa.

From BBC

Relatives of those killed in the crash believe the goods train may have been carrying contraband fuel on behalf of a smuggling ring.

From BBC