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locomotive
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electric gathering locomotive, gathering motor, gathering locomotive, gathering mine locomotive
A lightweight type of electric locomotive used to haul loaded cars from working places to the main haulage road and to replace them with empty cars.
electric locomotive
1. A train locomotive operated by electric power supplied from a third rail alongside or between the two track-guide rails or from an overhead wire system feeding a trolley.
2. A locomotive operated by electric power picked up from a system of continuous overhead wires, or, sometimes, from a third rail mounted alongside the track.