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has gloss | eng: A bank engine (United Kingdom/Australia) (colloquially a banker) or helper engine or pusher engine (North America) is a railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a grade (or bank). Helpers/bankers are most commonly found in mountain divisions (called "helper districts" in the U.S.), where the ruling grade may demand the use of substantially greater motive power than that required for other grades within the division. |
lexicalization | eng: bank engine |
lexicalization | eng: Helper locomotive |
instance of | (noun) public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" railroad train, train |
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has gloss | ces: Postrk je v železniční terminologii část soupravy vlaku, která je sestavena z jednoho nebo více činných hnacích vozidel (zpravidla lokomotiv) umístěných (ve směru jízdy) na konci vlaku. |
lexicalization | ces: postrk |
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has gloss | jpn: 補助機関車(ほじょきかんしゃ)とは、鉄道において列車の運転の補助のために連結される機関車のことで、略して補機(ほき)ともいう。 |
lexicalization | jpn: 補助機関車 |
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media:img | 58100 LickeyBanker1.jpg |
media:img | Bank engine SZ Taurus.jpg |
media:img | JRE-EF6316-JRW-EC489-Hakusan.jpg |
media:img | Ungekuppelter Schubdienst SOB.jpg |
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