motor coach
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motor coach
noun motor coaches
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A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which only consists of a single railway vehicle with a driver's cab at both ends).
It will be recalled that the units are formed of three-car sets, with driving trailers on either side of the motor coach. The motor coach, which has a nose-suspended motor on each axle, carries the pantograph above the guard's van.
Similar: motorcar · Opposite: trailer car
- Alternative form of motorcoach (a road vehicle)
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