Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonelectrified.
The trains are also fitted with small batteries to enable them to shunt at non-electrified depots. Merseyrail is investigating using larger batteries to enable the '777s' to run on non-electrified parts of the system, as it seeks to possibly expand its network.
2019 October 23, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in Rail, page 291 more example
GTR [Govia Thameslink Railway] currently uses the '171s' on the non-electrified Marshlink and Uckfield lines, and the release of these sets to EMR is contingent on their replacement with converted Electrostar EMUs with bi-mode battery capability, removing these diesel islands of operation from the otherwise all-electric GTR fleet.
2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 57Synonyms: unelectrified
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non-electrified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-electrified
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