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Train Carriage

Permanent ID: smellbook:smell:train-carriage · updated 2026-10-07, revision 5

Character EDITORIAL

A train carriage smells of fabric seats, warm metal and conditioned air, with a faintly dusty, enclosed quality.

Words: fabric, metallic. Families: Wood, earth and stone, Animal, material and lived-in.

Met in: Train.

Evidence

Scientific evidence

A seasonal odour in railway cars linked to wall insulation foam (CLM-TRAINCAR-001). Shaneel Chandra et al., Odour and indoor air quality hazards in railway cars: an Australian mixed methods case study, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 2024.

Cite

SmellBook. (2026). Train Carriage (revision 5, 2026-10-07). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:train-carriage. https://smellbook.com/smells/train-carriage

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