traincrew en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscere Old French creistre Old French creuebor. Middle English crue English crew English traincrew From train + crew.
Meanings
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The crew of employees that operate a railway train.
All that is happily a thing of the past, following construction of a new combined engineering and traincrew depot to which some 450 frontline and managerial staff have been transferred.
2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Exeter Train Care Depot”, in RAIL, number 940, page 51:This has included, for example, getting French railway driving licences for traincrew, as cross acceptance will cease in a no deal scenario.
2019 October, Rail Freight Group, “Consequences of a no deal Brexit”, in Modern Railways, page 20:Traincrew management has always been a bit of a black art, rather than a science. The present traincrew difficulties that beset the UK rail industry are neither new nor were they unforeseeable.
2022 November 16, Graham Eccles, “The Rest Day Working saga...”, in RAIL, number 970, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| traincrews | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| train crew | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
de Zugbegleitpersonal (crew of employees that operate a railway train) · de Zugpersonal (crew of employees that operate a railway train)