shunting engine in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shunting engine in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shunting engine in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.shunt [Am ʃənt, Brit ʃʌnt] VB trans

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II.shunt [Am ʃənt, Brit ʃʌnt] VB intr + adv compl

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III.shunt [Am ʃənt, Brit ʃʌnt] N

engine [Am ˈɛndʒən, Brit ˈɛndʒɪn] N

shunting engine in the PONS Dictionary

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Y 8000 machines were used to replace older shunting engines, as well as trip work on minor lines.
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These were designed to replace the 030 0-6-0 shunting engines.
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Meanwhile, a shunting engine and three carriages were travelling through the tunnel away from the station having been warned by the station master about the runaway mail train.
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One diesel shunting engine is stored out of use, awaiting restoration.
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Beside the transit shed there is also the engine shed where the yard shunting engine resided.
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They were often small enough to be operated by hand, and were not normally self-propelled, instead requiring the use of a shunting engine to move them into position.
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The fire had plenty of time to establish itself before operators of a late-night shunting engine noticed the telltale smoke.
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Having a dedicated shunting engine at such stations would not have been economic due to the low levels of goods traffic.
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