Meaning of pump trolley | Babel Free

Definitions

A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.

Examples

“The train, minus the three abandoned trucks, again proceeded at a slow pace, with a pump trolley doing pilot ahead ; this was very necessary as a great many sleepers were found to have been burnt underneath the fishplates.”

“A gang was sent out on a pump trolley and the inspection car followed.”

“Immediately after the train had pulled away from St. Peters, Alfred Morrison, section foreman along with his helper, Frank Lindloft, took off with the pump trolley.”

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