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Leading wheel and William Adams (locomotive engineer)

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Difference between Leading wheel and William Adams (locomotive engineer)

Leading wheel vs. William Adams (locomotive engineer)

The leading wheel or leading axle or pilot wheel of a steam locomotive is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. William Adams (15 October 1823 – 7 August 1904) was the Locomotive Superintendent of the North London Railway from 1858 to 1873; the Great Eastern Railway from 1873 until 1878 and the London and South Western Railway from then until his retirement in 1895.

Similarities between Leading wheel and William Adams (locomotive engineer)

Leading wheel and William Adams (locomotive engineer) have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adams axle, Bogie, Steam locomotive.

Adams axle

The Adams axle is a form of radial axle for rail locomotives that enable them to negotiate curves more easily.

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Bogie

A bogie (in some senses called a truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework carrying wheelsets, attached to a vehicle, thus serving as a modular subassembly of wheels and axles.

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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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Leading wheel and William Adams (locomotive engineer) Comparison

Leading wheel has 31 relations, while William Adams (locomotive engineer) has 49. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 3.75% = 3 / (31 + 49).

References

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