shedmaster
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]shedmaster (plural shedmasters)
- (rail transport, UK) The person in charge of an engine shed (or locomotive shed).
- 1953 October, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 686:
- It is impossible not to feel sympathy with shedmasters in the difficulty they experience in obtaining cleaners.
- 1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 130–131:
- Much earlier than that, in the small hours, taxis had been sent out to collect key officers, shedmasters and traffic staff for an immediate start on the reorganisation.