crane locomotive

English
Crane locomotive at Doxfords shipyard, Sunderland, 1967

Noun

crane locomotive (plural crane locomotives)

  1. (rail transport, obsolete) A tank locomotive fitted with a crane for lifting purposes.
    Synonym: crane engine
    • 1951 April, Railway Magazine, number 600, page 283, photo caption:
      Former North London Railway 0-4-2 saddle-tank crane locomotive, withdrawn from service in February

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