silver train

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English

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Noun

silver train (plural silver trains)

  1. In China, a railway train assigned to take elderly retirees on touristic trips to underdeveloped areas whose economies will benefit from the spending.
    • 2025 February 12, Chris Lau, “China hopes new fleet of ‘silver trains’ will encourage its elderly to travel, and spend, more”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 February 2025:
      China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to encourage its rapidly ageing population to travel – and spend – more, as it grapples with a demographic decline and stuttering economy.