Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonrevenue.
On Mondays and Tuesdays, the day's mileage was increased to 195½ by a trip from Lewes to Berwick and back. This additional mileage provided the only instance of a non-revenue journey, as the "motor" returned empty from Berwick to Lewes.
1954 March, “Notes and News: A Stroudley "Terrier's" Long Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 2141 more example
The second strategy is to develop specific care and maintenance rules that will need to be strictly followed by the system operator - including the use of specialised machines to clear the permanent way of snowfall, to de-ice the rail grooves and the running of non-revenue services at night to prevent ice formation on the OCL [overhead contact lines].
2020 May 6, “Advertisement feature: Preparing for climate change”, in RAIL, page 43
Origin
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