English Dictionary

brake tender

名詞

イギリス英語

(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.

日本語の意味

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

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.

蒸気機関車からディーゼル機関車への移行期、鉄道会社はしばしば補助制動車を長い貨物列車に連結し、機関車に不足していた追加の制動力を提供しました。

意味（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.

By the beginning of April at least seven green-liveried diesel brake tenders had been delivered to Toton depot and were being tested with B.R. Sulzer Type 4 diesels.

brake tenders （ plural ）