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brake tender
Noun
UK
(rail
transport,
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.
Japanese Meaning
英国における鉄道用語で、ディーゼル機関車が牽引する自動ブレーキを持たない貨物列車に対して、追加の制動力を提供する専用の鉄道車両
Sense（1）
(rail
transport,
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.
（ plural ）
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(rail transport, 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.
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brake tender
During the transition from steam to diesel, rail companies often coupled a brake tender to long freight trains to provide the extra braking their locomotives lacked.
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During the transition from steam to diesel, rail companies often coupled a brake tender to long freight trains to provide the extra braking their locomotives lacked.
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