brake tender (English, noun)
expansion: brake tender (plural brake tenders)
Senses:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel locomotives, which being generally lighter than steam locomotives had less braking power. With the phasing out of unfitted wagons the brake tenders became redundant.
tags: UK
Forms:
form: brake tenders
tags: plural