The terms green-skinned train and green train ( zh, s=绿皮车, p=lǜpíchē, l=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.
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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).
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Asia
File:JRW kn24PC TLE 20061104 001.jpg, Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
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File:Shinwiju-pyongyang train.jpg, Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song.
History
1945–195 ...
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File:TN17_Car_8_at_Dieu_Tri.JPG, Vietnam Railways
Vietnam Railways (VNR, ) is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam. The principal route is the single-track North–South Railway line, running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This was built at the metre gauge ...
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File:Trans-Mongolian_Train.jpg, Mongolian green train
File:Bangladesh Railway BR BR 6501 (29585275424).jpg, Bangladesh Railway
Bangladesh Railway ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Ra ...
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USSR
File:Вагон_пассажирский_цельнометаллический_плацкартный_(1).jpg, First generation green train in the USSR from 1953
File:Bf_Engelsdorf,_Weitstreckenwagenrohbau.jpg, Later Soviet green train
Europe
File:BR Mk.I FO No.S4823 - 51160270392.jpg, British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four (British ra ...
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File:Sk_in_Lublin.jpg, Polish State Railways
(''PKP S.A.''; en, Polish State Railways, Inc.) is the dominant railway operator in Poland.
The company was founded when the former state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure ...
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File:Fotothek_df_n-10_0000144.jpg, East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
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File:Bf Rochlitz, Doppelstockgliederzug.jpg, East German Double decker green train
File:Vůz_Aa,_Beroun.jpg, Czechoslovak State Railways
Czechoslovak State Railways (''Československé státní dráhy'' in Czech or ''Československé štátne dráhy'' in Slovak, often abbreviated to ČSD) was the state-owned railway company of Czechoslovakia.
The company was founded in 1918 ...
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North America
File:Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad coaches 03.jpg, Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad green train
File:GTP Nechako 2.jpg, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway running from Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a Pacific coast
Pacific coast may be used to reference any coastline th ...
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