Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 41 стр.

                                                                                 their tickets yesterday, and reserved two seats to be sure of getting some-
                                                                                 where to sit.
                                                                                        At the ticket barrier, they show their tickets to the ticket collector, who
                                                                                 clips them to show that they have been used. On the platform Anna looks for
                                                                                 a porter to help them with their luggage. They find their seats in the first
                                                                                 compartment in the carriage next to the buffet car. They put their cases on
                                                                                 the luggage rack as the train moves off. During the journey a ticket inspector
                                                                                 comes to look at each passenger’s ticket. Anna asks him if they have to
                                                                                 change (trains). The inspector tells her it’s an express (train) and it goes di-
                                                                                 rect to Exeter (=so they don’t have to change). The train pulls into the station
                                                                                 exactly on time (=it isn’t early or late), and the passengers get off.

                                                                                 1–30     local train service




                                                                                 1-12 local train (short-distance            3    four-axled coach (four-axled
      Anna and Michael took a taxi to the station to catch their train to
                                                                                      train)                                      car) for short-distance routes,
Exeter. They arrived just in time: the train is due to leave in a few minutes.
                                                                                  1   single-engine diesel locomo-                a passenger coach (passenger
They don’t need to go to the ticket / booking office, because they bought
                                                                                      tive                                        car)
                                                                                  2   engine driver (Am. engineer)

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