Last Train Last Train In contract bridge, Last Train refers to a bid just below game level in the agreed suit. A Last Train bid is typically made in a bidding sequence in which one of the partners has already indicated slam interest. A survey in the magazine "The Bridge World" showed a strong consensus approving the Last Train convention, with the following definition: The convention was both devised by Jeff Meckstroth and named by him after the Monkees song "Last Train to Clarksville". Because Last Train is a bidding convention with a special meaning under a partnership agreement, subject to National
S-train such exception is the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, which interconnects the cities, towns and suburbs of the Ruhr, a large urban agglomeration, not unlike the large net of regional trains which also serve the area. Most S-train systems are entirely built on older local railways, or in some cases parallel to an existing dual track railway. Most use existing local mainline railway trackage, but a few branches and lines can be purpose built S-train lines. S-trains typically use overhead lines or a third rail for traction power. In Hamburg the S-trains use both the methods, depending on which line is powered. In