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Light rail vehicles

Scope note

Use for the successors to streetcars, usually larger and faster electric rail transit vehicles capable of boarding and discharging passengers at either track or platform level; often composed of two cars permanently articulated.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000229138

Broader Terms used

<light rail transit vehicles>

Equivalent Terms used

light rail vehicle

Created

13yrs ago

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