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double-head en · VERB
Meanings
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To haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.
For an excursion organised by the publishers of this journal to Eastleigh and Ashford on April 5, Class T9 4-4-0 No. 30117 and E1 4-4-0 No. 31019 were provided to double-head a special from Charing Cross to Ashford via Maidstone East.
1961 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 380:
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double-header · double-heading