railmotor
A historical railway term for a lightweight self-propelled railway vehicle — a single-unit powered railcar rather than a locomotive-hauled train.
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A historical railway term for a lightweight self-propelled railway vehicle — a single-unit powered railcar rather than a locomotive-hauled train. Railmotors were used in Britain and Australia for lightly used branch lines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an economical alternative to full trains.
The railmotor trundled along the branch line, stopping at every hamlet between the towns.
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(UK, Australia, rail) A lightweight railcar.
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