A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
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A dining car is set so that one end contains a galley (where the food is prepared and cooked), with an aisle for passengers to get to other cars. The opposite end usually contained tables or booths for seating with a middle aisle for service.
A lounge car (sometimes referred to as a buffet lounge, buffet car, club car or grill car) is a type of passenger car on a train, in which riders can purchase food and drinks.
Definitions of buffet car. a passenger car where food is served in transit. synonyms: diner, dining car, dining compartment. type of: carriage, coach, passenger car.
Increased competition from external food providers: With the growth of food delivery services and the increasing availability of onboard food vending machines, there has been a decrease in the demand for pantry car services on trains.
Great Western Railway (GWR) offer something very special on certain services between Paddington, Plymouth and Swansea, a special Pullman dining car with top class service, food and wine.
A city's underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries.
The word 'buffet' became adopted in the English-speaking world for this type of meal. It originated from the French sideboard furniture the meal was typically served from, which were known as 'buffets'.