trainbow

English

Alternative forms

  • Trainbow

Etymology

Blend of train +‎ rainbow.

Pronunciation

Noun

A Belgian trainbow.

trainbow (plural trainbows)

  1. (rail transport, informal) A train with a pride flag livery.
    • 2023 July 28, Ian Mansfield, “Greater Anglia reveals its first “trainbow” for Pride”, in Ian Visits‎[1], archived from the original on 28 July 2023:
      Most of the national train companies have committed one train out of their fleet to being a Trainbow, so there are about a dozen trainbows, out of the just over 15,000 trains in use in the UK.
    • 2024 May 15, Joseph Rogers, Railway Enthusiasm in Twenty-First Century Britain, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN:
      Many public-facing initiatives have driven this change to a more open railway society, most notably with the introduction of multiple Trainbow locomotives and units on the network, keenly spotted by many enthusiasts due to their unique liveries and names.
    • 2026 June 10, “Secret code on GWR Alan Turing Trainbow IET 800008 unnoticed”, in Exmouth Journal‎[2], archived from the original on 13 July 2026:
      The concealed message appears on Great Western Railway's (GWR) 'Trainbow' Intercity Express Train (IET) 800008.
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