# milk train

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A slow passenger train leaving in the early hours of the morning.
2. A goods train that carried milk, usually in tank wagons.

## Etymology
Familiarised from the early morning goods trains used to transport milk on the British railway system.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milk-train