maiden run

English

Noun

maiden run (plural maiden runs)

1. (rail transport, of a locomotive, train, etc.) Its first trip in service, in some cases after a rebuild.
   • 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 160:

     On February 17, 1956, the first one, No. 35018, left Eastleigh on its maiden run with a Bournemouth stopping train.

Related terms

• maiden voyage