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noundewirement (plural dewirements)
plural dewirements
- An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.
A de-wirement on the Colchester Town branch near East Gate Junction on November 8, involving Greater Anglia 321348/363 and 321426 working the 0619 Colchester Town-London Liverpool Street, resulted in their rescue by a local Direct Rail Services rail treatment train.
2019 December 4, “Fleet News”, in Rail, page 32
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dewirement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewirement
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