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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(transport) A freight vehicle, including semi-trailers, with sides that open and close like a curtain, to facilitate loading and unloading..
Bailey adds: "Curtain-siders are a third of our business. That is an untapped market for rail. […] You could see trains coming out of the Southampton terminal with 40 to 60 boxes, and the rest filled with curtain siders to East Midlands Gateway, then aggregating them from there to the North.
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Curtain-sider means (transport) A freight vehicle, including semi-trailers, with sides that open and close like a curtain, to facilitate loading and unloading..
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Bailey adds: "Curtain-siders are a third of our business. That is an untapped market for rail. […] You could see trains coming out of the Southampton terminal with 40 to 60 boxes, and the rest filled with curtain siders to East Midlands Gateway, then aggregating them from there to the North.
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