double-heading

Noun

uncountable

(rail transport) The use of two locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.

Japanese Meaning

列車の先頭に2台の機関車を配置して、共同で牽引する鉄道運転方法。

What is this buttons?

On steep grades, the railway often used double-heading to give heavy freight trains the extra power they needed.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

急勾配では、鉄道は貨物列車に必要な追加の牽引力を与えるために、列車の先頭に機関車を2両配置することをよく行っていた。

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(rail transport) The use of two locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.

Mr. S. T. Yaxley recalls that the Garratts were first placed in service on the Toton-Brent and Toton-Wellingborough coal trains and empties back, eliminating much of the double-heading which prior to their introduction was so prevalent in Midland freight train operation.

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