autoballaster

noun

autoballaster

noun

Etymology From auto- + ballast + -er.

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Rail transport, Railways, Transport A type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.

  • DB Cargo UK 66162 [...] and 66176 propel a train of autoballasters into Toton North Yard on July 20.2020 December 30, Rail, page 30, photo caption:

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