rail replacement service

English

A bus on a rail replacement service waits at Hammersmith in west London.

Noun

rail replacement service (plural rail replacement services)

1. (UK, transport) Synonym of bus replacement service.
   • 2020 November 18, Christian Wolmar, “Rail replacement buses: the system needs changing”, in Rail, page 34:

     If there's one phrase that deters people from taking the train, it is: "A rail replacement service will operate on this route."

Further reading

• rail replacement bus service on Wikipedia.Wikipedia