sanding gear

noun

Equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.

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Meanings

nounsanding gear (uncountable)
  1. uncountablerail transportEquipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.

    The provision of sanding-gear on brake vans operating over such lines should be compulsory (this old Highland brake was not so fitted); [...].

    1940 November, “Notes and News: A Highland Collision”, in Railway Magazine, page 612
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    Foot pedals in the driving cabs operate electro-pneumatic sanding gear to provide sand for the leading wheels of each bogie in each direction of travel.

    1962 June, “The 2,800 h.p. Brush "Falcon" diesel-electric”, in Modern Railways, page 379
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Chicago

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