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As a follow-up to the previous thread, was a diesel brake tender ever used on a passenger train?

Can anyone recall whether diesel brake tenders ever ran coupled to steam locos in Britain? Do any photos exist?

Many thanks for helping me out on this. It may at first glance seem pedantic but it's surprising how many times the two (opposite meaning!) versions have cropped up in publications over the years. I think Deepgreen has summed it up nicely.

Quite often in railway book and magazine captions, the phrase 'in charge of' appears. For example: 'The 'Tees-Tyne Freighter' seen at Doncaster in charge of A1 Pacific No. 60140.' Is this correct, or should it be 'in the charge of', as surely a humble goods train cannot be in charge of the...