tamping machine

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tamping machine

noun tamping machines

A self-propelled rail-mounted machine used to pack or tamp ballast under railway tracks; a ballast tamper. By 1958, there will be available for service 100 ballast tamping machines and 16 ballast cleaning machines.

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@misc{tamping_machine_2026,
  title = {tamping machine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tamping%20machine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}