shunting engine
English
Noun
shunting engine (plural shunting engines)
- (rail transport, Britain) A locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
- 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
- Seven shunting engines are employed in Euston sidings and are responsible for the transfer trips.
Synonyms
- shunter, switcher