non-gangwayed

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From non- +‎ gangwayed.

Adjective[edit]

non-gangwayed (not comparable)

  1. (rail transport, British) Not provided with a gangway between carriages.
    • 1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 17–18:
      [...] and the introduction of standard train formations with the elimination of all trains made up of unrostered or non-gangwayed stock.
    • 2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, page 42:
      The arrival of the first Class 313 was a jaw-dropper for long-suffering commuters used to non-gangwayed Class 31 locomotive-hauled rakes of 1950s slam-door coaches, [] .

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