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An excursion train is a chartered train run for a special event or purpose. Examples of excursion trains are: a train to a major sporting event; a train run for railfans or tourism; a chartered train such as the Reno Fun Train that runs to the casinos in the winter on weekends;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reno Fun Train )〕 a special train operated by the railway for employees and prominent customers. ==United Kingdom== A number of excursion trains are run in the United Kingdom and some examples are pictured below. File:46203 Princess Margaret Rose - geograph.org.uk - 111533.jpg|46303 Princess Margaret Rose at Holyhead, Wales, operating the Intercity Sunset railtour in 1992 File:60019 Bittern at Kings Cross with Silver Jubilee railtour.JPG|60019 Bittern at London King's Cross railway station with the Silver Jubilee railtour in 2010 File:60163 Tornado, 31 May 2012.jpg|60163 Tornado in Lancashire, England, operating the ''Cathedrals Express'' in 2012 Tour operators in the UK include Steam Dreams,〔http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/〕 Torbay Express, Orient-Express, UK Railtours. Further details can be found on the Main Line Steam Tours index page. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「excursion train」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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