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(rail transport, also used adverbially) Of a steam locomotive with a tender (a tender locomotive), when it is operating in reverse, with the tender leading.

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tender-first

Adjective

adverbial also not-comparable

Japanese Meaning

（鉄道用語）蒸気機関車が逆走運転時に、通常は後方に位置する給油車（タンダー）が先頭に来る状態

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The crew performed a tender-first maneuver to navigate the short branch line without a turntable.

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乗務員はターンテーブルのない短い支線を走行するため、テンダーが先頭に立つ状態で機関車を操作した。

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For the first time known in over 10 years, a Stanier Pacific travelled the Windermere branch on June 23, when 46255 (12A) was seen at Aikrigg on an early afternoon local; it had to return tender-first as the Windermere turntable could not accommodate it.

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