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brake tenders

brake tenders is the plural of brake tender.

Meaning of brake tender

Noun

brake tender (plural brake tenders)

  1. (UK) 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

Questions about brake tenders

What is brake tenders the plural of?
Brake tenders is the plural of brake tender.

Words near brake tenders in the dictionary

  1. brake press
  2. brake presses
  3. brake shoe
  4. brake shoes
  5. brake tender
  6. brake tenders
  7. brake test
  8. brake tested
  9. brake testing
  10. brake tests
  11. brake van

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