brake tender
brake tender noun: a railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel locomotives, which being generally lighter than steam locomotives had less braking power. With the phasing out of unfitted wagons the brake tenders became redundant.
Noun
brake tender (plural brake tenders)
- A railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel locomotives, which being generally lighter than steam locomotives had less braking power. With the phasing out of unfitted wagons the brake tenders became redundant.
- By the beginning of April at least seven green-liveried diesel brake tenders had been delivered to Toton depot and were being tested with B.R. Sulzer Type 4 diesels.1962 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region”, in Modern Railways, page 423
Forms of brake tender
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Questions about brake tender
- What does brake tender mean?
- Brake tender means a railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel locomotives, which being generally lighter than steam locomotives had less braking power. With the phasing out of unfitted wagons the brake tenders became redundant.
- What part of speech is brake tender?
- Brake tender is a noun.
- What is the plural of brake tender?
- The plural of brake tender is brake tenders.
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