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Answer for the clue "Holding area for mail train refurbished today at last ", 7 letters:
in-tray

Word definitions for in-tray in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
in-tray \in-tray\ n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents. Syn: in-box, in-basket.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material [syn: in-basket ] [ant: out-basket ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context British Ireland English) A desktop organizer; in-box, in-basket. 2 (context by extension English) The amount of new work yet to be done.

Usage examples of in-tray.

In-trays bore letters, receipts were spiked, an african violet bloomed next to a pot of pens.

The XO was extra busy coordinating the activities of the starship's departments because of the campaign to kill the rail guns and didn't have time for routine messages from merchant starships, so the message sat in his in-tray for a couple of days.