rail motor

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rail motor (plural rail motors)

  1. (rail transport) Alternative form of railmotor.
    • 1944 November and December, G. A. Knott, “Forgotten Train Services in the Birmingham District”, in Railway Magazine, page 333:
      A rail motor was introduced about 1905, and in July, 1908, there were actually some 27 runs each way daily on the branch.
    • 2023 March 8, Paul Salveson, “Fond farewells to two final trains...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 54:
      The L&YR built a small number of these trains, known as 'Rail Motors', for rural branch lines. It was only fitting that the Horwich branch should have its own.