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25 relations: American English, Articulated locomotive, Bogie, British English, Bury Bar Frame locomotive, Cab (locomotive), Cab unit, Chassis, Cowl unit, Diesel locomotive, Electric locomotive, Fire-tube boiler, Hood unit, Locomotive, Locomotive bed, Mallet locomotive, Monocoque, North America, Rail transport, Steam locomotive, Steam locomotive components, Steel casting, Switcher, Train, Underframe.
American English
American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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Articulated locomotive
The term "articulated locomotive" usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame.
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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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British English
British English is the standard dialect of English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom.
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Bury Bar Frame locomotive
The Bury Bar Frame locomotive was an early type of steam locomotive, developed at the works of Edward Bury and Company, later named Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy.
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Cab (locomotive)
The cab, crew compartment or driver's compartment of a locomotive, or a self-propelled rail vehicle, is the part housing the train driver or engineer, the fireman or driver's assistant (secondman) (if any), and the controls necessary for the locomotive's, or self-propelled rail vehicle's, operation.
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Cab unit
A cab unit and a carbody unit are body styles of locomotives in North American railroad terminology.
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Chassis
A chassis (plural chassis) is the internal framework of an artificial object, which supports the object in its construction and use.
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Cowl unit
A cowl unit is a body style of diesel locomotive.
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Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.
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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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Fire-tube boiler
A fire-tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases pass from a fire through one or (many) more tubes running through a sealed container of water.
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Hood unit
A hood unit, in North American railroad terminology, is a body style for diesel and electric locomotives.
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Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
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Locomotive bed
A locomotive bed is a one-piece steel casting for a steam locomotive that consists of the locomotive frame, the cylinders and valve chests, steam pipes, and smokebox saddle, all as a single component.
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Mallet locomotive
The Mallet locomotive is a type of articulated steam railway locomotive, invented by the Swiss engineer Anatole Mallet (1837–1919).
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Monocoque
Monocoque, also structural skin, is a structural system where loads are supported through an object's external skin, similar to an egg shell.
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North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.
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Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.
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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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Steam locomotive components
This is a glossary of the components found on typical steam locomotives.
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Steel casting
Steel casting is a specialized form of casting involving various types of steel.
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Switcher
A switcher or shunter (Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; United States: switcher, switch engine, or yard goat, except Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been brought in, and generally moving railroad cars around – a process usually known as ''switching'' (USA) or shunting (UK).
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Train
A train is a form of transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers.
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Underframe
An underframe is a framework of wood or metal carrying the main body structure of a railway vehicle, such as a locomotive, carriage or wagon.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_frame
