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Originally Posted by hstudent
I'm not sure if 'hauling' is the right word but I know someone who was travelling on the train when the 142 was at the front and he said the front train was accelerating and braking very slowly.
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Yup have a coconut, hauling is
exactly the right word, as defined in the good book. It's hauling if the traction is at the front with respect to movement, and propelling if it is anywhere else.
The expression 'drag' is slang and tends to grate on some railwaymen's nerves, myself included. Maybe I'm a bit oversensitive though because when I was a trainee we were made to stand in the corner if we used slang.
(No doubt there'll be a cacophony of grizzled drivers along soon who have driven every traction known to man and have always said
drag.
)