autoballaster
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]autoballaster (plural autoballasters)
- (rail transport) A type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.
- 2020 December 30, Rail, page 30, photo caption:
- DB Cargo UK 66162 [...] and 66176 propel a train of autoballasters into Toton North Yard on July 20.