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Queensland BB18¼ class locomotive

Index Queensland BB18¼ class locomotive

The Queensland Railways BB18¼ class locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways. [1]

23 relations: Cylinder (engine), Daily Mercury, Driving wheel, Enoggera railway station, Lithgow, New South Wales, Mackay, Queensland, Maryborough, Queensland, Newton-le-Willows, Queensland B18¼ class locomotive, Queensland Rail, Railway Gazette International, Rolling-element bearing, SCOA-P wheel, Spoke, Steam locomotive, Steam whistle, Vulcan Foundry, Walkers Limited, Walschaerts valve gear, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Workshops Rail Museum, Zig Zag Railway, 4-6-2.

Cylinder (engine)

A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels.

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Daily Mercury

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Driving wheel

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive).

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Enoggera railway station

Enoggera railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia.

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Lithgow, New South Wales

Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the administrative centre of the City of Lithgow local government area.

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Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.

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Maryborough, Queensland

Maryborough is a city and a suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Newton-le-Willows

Newton-le-Willows is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

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Queensland B18¼ class locomotive

The Queensland Railways B18¼ class locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

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Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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Rolling-element bearing

A rolling-element bearing, also known as a rolling bearing, is a bearing which carries a load by placing rolling elements (such as balls or rollers) between two bearing rings called races.

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SCOA-P wheel

SCOA-P pattern wheels are a type of steam locomotive wheel.

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Spoke

A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface.

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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 whistle

A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam, which acts as a vibrating system (compare to train horn).

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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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Walkers Limited

Walkers Limited was an Australian engineering company, based in Maryborough, Queensland.

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Walschaerts valve gear

The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear invented by Belgian railway mechanical engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844 used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam engines.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Company

The Westinghouse Air Brake Company (sometimes nicknamed or abbreviated WABCO although this was also confusingly used for spinoffs) was founded on September 28, 1869 by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Workshops Rail Museum

The Workshops Rail Museum is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops.

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Zig Zag Railway

The Zig Zag Railway is an Australian heritage railway, situated near the town of Lithgow in the state of New South Wales.

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4-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_BB18¼_class_locomotive

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