| 单词 | train staff |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrain staff train staff n. [ < train n.2 + staff n.1] (a) a staff given to a train driver as authority to travel over a single-line section of railway; cf. train ticket n., staff and ticket at staff n.1 Phrases 13; (b) the staff of employees on a railway train. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > train-staff train staff1853 train crew1866 society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > system for use of single track > token or staff train ticket1841 train staff1853 staff1885 staff ticket1885 tablet1885 token1936 1853 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 16 116/2 A ‘train staff’ of a peculiar kind, and painted in a particular manner, will in future be carried by the guard of the trains working over a single line. 1864 Commerc. Rep. from Her Majesty's Consuls (G.B. Foreign Office) 51 The line is administered by Englishmen, but the station and train staff are Brazilians. 1901 Daily News 16 Jan. 5/1 The Isle of Sheppey Light Railway is in single track..and it will be worked on the train-staff and ticket system. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 27 Apr. 7/1 The train staff having dealt so promptly with the trouble that the only sign of fire was a little smoke. 2005 S. Hall Mod. Signalling Handbk. (rev. ed.) 67/2 A train staff is provided at those locations where there is someone, usually a signaller, who can act as its custodian and hand it over to the driver when required. 2005 Independent 6 June 5/4 A member of the train staff sits at the front of the ‘Transrapid,’ but that is simply to reassure passengers, officials say, since the train is operated from a control centre. < as lemmas |
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