engine driver
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Pasquale wants to apply the brakes on a train that has not only left the station but no longer is under the control of the engine driver.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2021
By 9 a.m., less than three hours later, a fire department engine driver miles away in Concow radioed to dispatch that he was trapped by the same, now exploding Camp fire, along with 20 civilians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2018
The theft was reported by homeowner John W Mitchell, an engine driver.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2015
Here, Roy, whose grandfather was a famous engine driver out of King's Cross, got his first job at the abattoir.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2012
"Let him not be saying afterwards that he didn't get a proper warning," said the engine driver.
From Lady Bountiful by Birmingham, George A.
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