The use of a second railway engine to assist another engine when pulling a train up an incline. Often attributive. Cf. bank, v.1 11.
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| 释义 | society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > operation of railways > other specific operations (5) banking1838 The use of a second railway engine to assist another engine when pulling a train up an incline. Often attributive. Cf. bank, v.1 11. piloting1863 Railways. The practice of operating a train with two locomotives at the front. Also in later use: the driving of a train or single locomotive. Now… buffering1898 The action of bringing buffers into play; also, buffers collectively. slipping1898 The action of the verb in transitive senses. Also figurative. propping1900 Railways. The action of propelling a wagon or carriage along rails by means of a pole or prop extended from an engine on a parallel track. Now histo… |
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