shunting engine

English

Noun

shunting engine (plural shunting engines)

(rail transport, UK) A locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
- 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
  Seven shunting engines are employed in Euston sidings and are responsible for the transfer trips.

Synonyms

shunter, switcher

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