maiden run

noun

Its first trip in service, in some cases after a rebuild.

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Meanings

nounmaiden run (plural maiden runs)

plural maiden runs

  1. usuallytrainrail transportIts first trip in service, in some cases after a rebuild.

    On February 17, 1956, the first one, No. 35018, left Eastleigh on its maiden run with a Bournemouth stopping train.

    1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 160
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APA

maiden run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20run

MLA

“maiden run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20run. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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