Meaning of hard class | Babel Free

Definitions

A class of accommodation, typically on trains, which is less comfortable than other classes, and might have wooden seating.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“One main line only can show any mile-a-minute running, and that is the straight and reasonably level 404 miles between Moscow and Leningrad. There are two diesel-hauled expresses in each direction daily—rather oddly carrying "hard class" passengers only—which cover the distance in 6hr 20min [...].”

CEFR level