Green-skinned train

The terms green-skinned train and green train (Chinese: 绿皮车; pinyin: lǜpíchē; lit. 'green skin carriage') refer to a type of design which used to be the mainstay of the passenger railway fleets of China and other communist countries during the Cold War. These words carry connotations of slow travel on old vehicles with few amenities, most notably lacking air conditioning. Despite these connotations, some newer trains have been painted green for nostalgic purposes.

Train 4416, a "green train" operated by the Beijing Railway Bureau

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Green painted East German type 24 passenger car for China Railway in 1989

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China

See also: Rail transport in China

Green-skinned trains in China traditionally referred to the class of "普通旅客快车" (Regional fast train) and "普通旅客列车" (Regional slow train).

Original

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  Type 21
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  Type 22
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  Type 22B
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  Type 22C
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  Type 18
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  Type 19
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  Type 23
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  Type 25B (pre-2014)
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  Type 25G

Modern

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  A Type 25T for the Qinghai-Tibet railway, not a "green train" in the traditional sense
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  A Type 25G painted green
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  A Type 25K painted green
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  A Type 25T painted green
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  Type 25B (post-2014)
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  A CR200J higher-speed EMU, the first "bullet train" to be painted green during production

Other countries

Asia

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  Japanese National Railways green train
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  Korean State Railway green train
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  Vietnam Railways green train
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  Mongolian green train
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  Bangladesh Railway green train

USSR

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  First generation green train in the USSR from 1953
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  Later Soviet green train

Europe

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  British Rail green train
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  Polish State Railways green train
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  East German green train
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  East German Double decker green train
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  Czechoslovak State Railways green train

North America

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  Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad green train
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  Grand Trunk Pacific Railway green train