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Artillery wheel
The artillery wheel was developed for use on gun carriages when it was found that the lateral forces involved in horse artillery manoeuvres caused normally constructed cart wheels to collapse.
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Auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
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Beam axle
A beam axle, rigid axle or solid axle is a dependent suspension design, in which a set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft.
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Belt (mechanical)
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel.
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Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Brass
Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.
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Cutoff (steam engine)
In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed.
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D battery
A D battery (D cell or IEC R20) is a size of dry cell.
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Denatured alcohol
Denatured alcohol, also called methylated spirit (methylated spirits in Australia and New Zealand) or denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption.
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Dereham
Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
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Dynamo
A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator.
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Edwardian era
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long-term trends from the 1890s to the First World War.
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Edwin Foden, Sons & Co.
Foden Trucks was a British truck and bus manufacturing company which had its origins in Sandbach, Cheshire in 1856.
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Flywheel
A flywheel is a mechanical device specifically designed to efficiently store rotational energy.
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Frog (models)
Frog was a well-known British brand of flying model aircraft and scale model construction kits from the 1930s to the 1970s.
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General Post Office
The General Post Office (GPO) was officially established in England in 1660 by Charles II and it eventually grew to combine the functions of state postal system and telecommunications carrier.
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George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
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Hexamine fuel tablet
A hexamine fuel tablet is a form of solid fuel in tablet form.
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Interwar period
In the context of the history of the 20th century, the interwar period was the period between the end of the First World War in November 1918 and the beginning of the Second World War in September 1939.
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J & L Randall
J & L Randall Ltd was a British toy manufacturer, based in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex until 1965 and then in Hertfordshire.
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Jensen Steam Engines
Jensen Steam Engines is a manufacturer of model/toy steam engines, located in Jeannette, PA USA.
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Leyland Motors
Leyland Motors Limited was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses.
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LGOC X-type
The LGOC X-type is an early model of London double-decker bus.
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Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source.
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Limousine
A limousine is a luxury vehicle driven by a chauffeur and with a partition between the driver and the passenger compartment.
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Line shaft
A line shaft is a power driven rotating shaft for power transmission that was used extensively from the Industrial Revolution until the early 20th century.
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Live steam
Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler.
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London General Omnibus Company
The London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, was the principal bus operator in London between 1855 and 1933.
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Lubrication
Lubrication is the process or technique of using a lubricant to reduce friction and/or wear in a contact between two surfaces.
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Maroon
Maroon is a dark brownish red color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut.
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Meccano
Meccano is a model construction system created in 1898 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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Model steam engine
A model steam engine is a small steam engine built as an educational toy for children (in which case it is also called a toy steam engine) or for adult live steam enthusiasts.
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Narrow-gauge railway
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.
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O scale
O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling.
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Oscillating cylinder steam engine
An oscillating cylinder steam engine (also known as a wobbler in the US) is a simple steam-engine design (proposed by William Murdoch at the end of 18-th century) that requires no valve gear.
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Piston valve (steam engine)
Piston valves are one form of valve used to control the flow of steam within a steam engine or locomotive.
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Rail transport modelling
Railway modelling (UK, Australia and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.
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Railroad switch
A railroad switch, turnout, or points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.
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Receivership
In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver—a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights"—especially in cases where a company cannot meet financial obligations or enters bankruptcy.
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Rolling stock
The term rolling stock in rail transport industry originally referred to any vehicles that move on a railway.
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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost name refers both to a car model and one specific car from that series.
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Sand casting
Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material.
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Scale model
A scale model is most generally a physical representation of an object, which maintains accurate relationships between all important aspects of the model, although absolute values of the original properties need not be preserved.
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Showman's road locomotive
A showman's road locomotive or showman's engine is a steam-powered road-going 'locomotive' designed to provide power and transport for a travelling funfair or circus.
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Single- and double-acting cylinders
Reciprocating engine cylinders are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how the working fluid acts on the piston.
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Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in Sandwell, West Midlands, historically in Staffordshire.
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Solder
Solder (or in North America) is a fusible metal alloy used to create a permanent bond between metal workpieces.
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Stationary engine
A stationary engine is an engine whose framework does not move.
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Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
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Stopcock
A stopcock is a form of valve used to control the flow of a liquid or gas.
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Suspension (vehicle)
Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.
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Torpedo boat
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.
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Traction engine
A traction engine is a self-propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location.
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Trip hammer
Saint-Hubert (Belgium). A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a massive powered hammer used in.
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West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county and city region in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England.
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Wilesco
Wilesco is the trade name of German toy company Wilhelm Schröder GmbH & Co.
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16 mm scale
16 mm to 1 foot or 1:19.05 is a popular scale of model railway in the UK which represents narrow gauge prototypes.
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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamod
