honorary steam engine

English

Noun

honorary steam engine (plural honorary steam engines)

  1. Synonym of honorary steam locomotive.
    • 2009 August 28, wjstix, “"Honorary Steam Locomotive"”, in Trains Forums‎[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
      Of course Alcos in general were sometimes referred to as "honorary steam engines" due to the fact that they were one of the few diesel types that produced smoke like a steam engine.
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