colonist car

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a railway coach having wooden seats and rough berths for sleeping, sometimes also having cooking facilities.

Quotations

1887

In these colonist cars the upper berth is simply a strong wooden tray hinged on one side and held in horizontal position by two strong chains.

1922

We travelled in a colonist car, and it was lucky that there were four of us, as we occupied just one section.

1966

[Caption] Going by train to settle the West, the immigrants rode in colonist cars.