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Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works

Index Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik; French Société Suisse pour la Construction de Locomotives et de Machines; or for both, SLM) was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland. [1]

29 relations: Adtranz, Advanced steam technology, Bo-Bo, Bombardier Transportation, Charles Brown (engineer), Crocodile (locomotive), DR Class 52.80, Electric locomotive, Finnish Railway Museum, Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1, Hejaz railway, Heritage railway, Indonesian Railway Company, Jakob Buchli, Leslie Wilson (politician), Mountain railway, National Rail Museum, New Delhi, Stadler Rail, Steam locomotive, Swiss Museum of Transport, Switzerland, VR Class Sk1, Vulcan Foundry, Waldenburg railway, Winterthur, 0-4-2, 0-4-4T, 0-6-0, 2-6-0.

Adtranz

ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (after 1999 DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems), commonly known under its brand ADtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the US.

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Advanced steam technology

Advanced steam technology (sometimes known as Modern Steam) reflects an approach to the technical development of the steam engine intended for a wider variety of applications than has recently been the case.

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Bo-Bo

B-B and Bo-Bo are the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and British classifications of wheel arrangement for railway locomotives with four axles in two individual bogies.

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Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry.

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Charles Brown (engineer)

Charles Brown (1827–1905) was a British engineer.

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Crocodile (locomotive)

Crocodile (German Krokodil) electric locomotives are so called because they have long "noses" at each end, reminiscent of the snout of a crocodile (see also Steeplecab).

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DR Class 52.80

The Rekolokomotives of DR Class 52.80 first appeared in 1960 in service with the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany as extensive rebuilds of the wartime locomotives or Kriegslokomotiven of DRB Class 52.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Finnish Railway Museum

The Finnish Railway Museum (Suomen Rautatiemuseo) is located in Hyvinkää, Finland.

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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1 was a class of tank locomotives, which did not have to be turned at terminal stations.

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Hejaz railway

The Hejaz (or Hedjaz) railway (Hicaz Demiryolu) was a narrow-gauge railway (track gauge) that ran from Damascus to Medina, through the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, with a branch line to Haifa on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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Indonesian Railway Company

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (English: Indonesian Railways Company) is the major operator of public railways in Indonesia.

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Jakob Buchli

Jakob Buchli (4 March 1876 – 1 April 1945) was a Swiss design engineer in the field of locomotive construction.

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Leslie Wilson (politician)

Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, (1 August 1876 – 29 September 1955) was a Royal Marines officer, Conservative politician, and colonial governor.

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Mountain railway

A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region.

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National Rail Museum, New Delhi

The National Rail Museum is a museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi which focuses on the rail heritage of India it opened on the 1 February 1977.

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Stadler Rail

Stadler Rail AG, also known as Stadler Rail Group, is a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock, with an emphasis on regional train multiple units and trams.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Swiss Museum of Transport

The Swiss Transport Museum or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (literally "Transportation House of Switzerland") in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport, including locomotive, automobiles, ships, and aircraft) as well as communication technology. It is Switzerland's most popular museum. The museum also maintains a large collection of work by Hans Erni, a local painter and sculptor. There are several other attractions in the museum besides the collection.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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VR Class Sk1

The VR Class Sk1, originally known as the Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G2 & G4, were a series of 60 2-6-0 locomotives built for the Finnish State Railways by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in 1885.

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Vulcan Foundry

The Vulcan Foundry Limited was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.

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Waldenburg railway

The Waldenburg railway (Waldenburgerbahn; WB) is a narrow-gauge light rail system in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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Winterthur

Winterthur (lang) is a city in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland.

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0-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement with no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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0-4-4T

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles.

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0-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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2-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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Schweizer Maschinenfabrik Winterthur, Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik, Schweizerische Lokomotiven und Maschinen Fabrik, Winterthur Locomotive Works.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Locomotive_and_Machine_Works

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