1837 5 May 142/3 [He] was employed in repairing the Orion, goods engine, at the first shed near the Manchester end of the line.
1869 26 Mar. 5/2 The goods engines were moderate in weight.
1903 3 Oct. 7/3 One of the standard eight-coupled goods engines.
1984 C. Garratt viii. 91 The relative stability of the track in Britain enabled goods engines to work without pony trucks or bogies.