shunting engine

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nounshunting engine (plural shunting engines)

UKrail transportA locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
Seven shunting engines are employed in Euston sidings and are responsible for the transfer trips.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
Synonyms: shunter, switcher

nounA locomotive that carries out shunting duties.

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