crane locomotive

English

Crane locomotive at Doxfords shipyard, Sunderland, 1967

Noun

crane locomotive (plural crane locomotives)

1. (rail transport, obsolete) A tank locomotive fitted with a crane for lifting purposes.

   Synonym: crane engine

   • 1951 April, Railway Magazine, number 600, page 283, photo caption:

     Former North London Railway 0-4-2 saddle-tank crane locomotive, withdrawn from service in February

Further reading

• crane tank locomotive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia