rail motor
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]rail motor (plural rail motors)
- (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.