quiet coach

English

Noun

quiet coach (plural quiet coaches)

1. (British) A rail coach on which unnecessary noise is discouraged.
   • 2001, Roland Perry, “GNER quiet coach includes laptops”, in uk.railway (Usenet):

     On my way to PBO yesterday, having been ousted from the quiet coach by an announcement *specifically* banning laptop computers, I overheard more than I really wanted to about the BBC's arrangements for co-ordinating documentaries including special items about the war, and later the producer-lady's diary for the week and forthcoming hair appointments.

   • 2007, Gillian Dale, Helen Oliver, Travel and Tourism: Book 1:

     ...they may need to work on journeys so consider offering additional products and services, for example express check-in, quiet coach on a train journey...