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A '''passenger train''' is a [[train]] used to transport people along a railroad line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Passenger train definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/passenger-train |website=Collins English Dictionary |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of PASSENGER TRAIN |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20train |website=www.merriam-webster.com |access-date=1 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> These trains may consist of unpowered [[passenger railroad car]]s (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self propelled passenger trains are known as [[multiple unit]]s or [[railcar]]s. Passenger trains stop at [[Train station|stations or depots]], where passengers may board and disembark. In most cases, passenger trains operate on a fixed [[Public transport timetable|schedule]] and have priority over [[freight train]]s.
 
Passenger trains may be made up of a number of passenger cars hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be made up of self-propelled [[railcar]]s. Car design and the general safety of passenger trains have dramatically evolved over time, making travel by rail remarkably safe. Some passenger trains, both long-distance and short-distance, use [[Bilevel car|bi-level (double-decker)]] cars to carry more passengers per train. Passenger trains hauled by locomotives are more expensive to operate than multiple units, but have a higher passenger capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Connecticut Department of Transportation|date=June 2005
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==History==
[[File:Locomotion No. 1..jpg|thumb|alt=Locomotion No. 1|Locomotion No. 1, the first [[locomotive]] to carry passengers on a public railway]]
The first occasion on which a railway locomotive pulled a train carrying passengers was in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1804, at [[Penydarren Ironworks]] in [[Wales]], when 70 employees of the ironworks were transported 9 miles by an engine designed by [[Richard Trevithick]].<ref name=blsb>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.bl.uk/science/2019/11/local-heroes-trevithicks-steam-locomotive-demonstration-of-1808-catch-me-who-can.html |title=Local Heroes – Trevithick's steam locomotive demonstration of 1808, "Catch Me Who Can" |date=6 November 2019 |website=Science Blog |publisher=British Library |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=BBCpeny>{{cite news | title = Steam train anniversary begins | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3509961.stm | publisher = [[BBC]] | access-date =30 January 2022 | date =21 February 2004}}</ref> The first passenger train in regular service was a horse drawn train on the [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] which opened in 1807.<ref name="swanmuseum">{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseamuseum.co.uk/swansea-a-brief-history/mumbles-train |title=Mumbles Train |date= |website=swanseamuseum.co.uk |publisher=Swansea Museum |access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> In 1808, Trevithick ran a passenger-carrying exhibition train called ''[[Catch Me Who Can]]'' on a small loop of track in London.<ref name=blsb /> The exhibition, which ran for two weeks, charged passengers for rides.<ref name=blsb />
 
The first steam train carrying passengers on a public railway was hauled by ''[[Locomotion No. 1]]'' on the [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] in [[1825 in rail transport|1825]], traveling at speeds up to 15 miles per hour.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum – 1800–1849 – September 27, 1825 – World's First Passenger Train |url=http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/1800-1849/september-27-1825-worlds-first-passenger-train.html |website=www.sbdepotmuseum.com |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Citadis 405 n°907 à Porte de Choisy par Cramos.JPG|thumb|alt=Tram|A tram in [[Paris, France]]]]
{{Main|Tram}}
[[Tram]]s (also known as streetcars in North America) are a type of passenger train that runs a [[tramway track]] on or alongside public urban streets, often including segments of [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]] for passengers and vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a tram? : TheTrams.co.uk|url=https://www.thetrams.co.uk/whatisatram.php |website=www.thetramsTheTrams.co.uk |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=tram|url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/tram |website=The Free Dictionary |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
 
== Heritage trains ==
[[File:'Flying_Scotsman'_(40944346730).jpg|thumb|A British heritage passenger train hauled by the historic ''[[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|Flying Scotsman]]'']]{{Main|Heritage railway}}
 
Heritage trains are often operated by volunteers, often [[railfans]], as a tourist attraction or as a museum railway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Types of Passenger Rail {{!}} States for Passenger Rail Coalition |url=https://s4prc.org/types-passenger-rail |website=s4prc.orgStates for Passenger Rail Coalition |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> Usually, the trains are formed from historic vehicles retired from national commercial operation that have retained or assumed the character, appearance, and operating practices of railways in their time. Sometimes lines that operate in isolation also provide transport facilities for local people. Much of the equipment used on these trains' systems is original or at least aims to replicate both the look and the operating practices of historic/former railways companies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minor and Heritage Railways|url=http://orr.gov.uk/about-orr/who-we-work-with/railway-networks/minor-and-heritage-railways|publisher=Office of Rail and Road|website=orr.gov.uk|access-date=16 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044131/http://orr.gov.uk/about-orr/who-we-work-with/railway-networks/minor-and-heritage-railways|archive-date=22 February 2018}}</ref>
 
==Environmental impact==