dual-braked

English

Adjective

dual-braked (not comparable)

  1. (rail transport) Of locomotives and rolling stock, fitted for operation of both vacuum and air braking systems.
    • 2024 May 1, “Network News: West Coast Railways runs 'Jacobite' with Mk 1 and Mk 2 combination”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 9:
      But on April 13 it 'scrambled' a rake of Mk 2s and dual-braked 'Black 5' 45212 to start its lucrative summer money-spinner two days later.
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