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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rail transport, UK) A driver's assistant on a diesel or electric locomotive..
The secondman looks back from 'Slim Jim' Class 33 No. 33211 as it trundles through Gravesend station with a permanent way train in 1977. The first wagon's sides are literally bulging at the seams with ballast spoil.
And instead of carrying commuters, the only people on many evening trains between Hatfield and St Albans were the driver and secondman.
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Secondman means (rail transport, UK) A driver's assistant on a diesel or electric locomotive..
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The secondman looks back from 'Slim Jim' Class 33 No. 33211 as it trundles through Gravesend station with a permanent way train in 1977. The first wagon's sides are literally bulging at the seams with ballast spoil.
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