Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Rail transport and Wheel arrangement

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Rail transport and Wheel arrangement

Rail transport vs. Wheel arrangement

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks. In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive.

Similarities between Rail transport and Wheel arrangement

Rail transport and Wheel arrangement have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bogie, Diesel locomotive, Electric locomotive, Locomotive, Narrow-gauge railway, Steam locomotive, Switcher, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

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.

Bogie and Rail transport · Bogie and Wheel arrangement · See more »

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.

Diesel locomotive and Rail transport · Diesel locomotive and Wheel arrangement · See more »

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.

Electric locomotive and Rail transport · Electric locomotive and Wheel arrangement · See more »

Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

Locomotive and Rail transport · Locomotive and Wheel arrangement · See more »

Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

Narrow-gauge railway and Rail transport · Narrow-gauge railway and Wheel arrangement · See more »

Steam locomotive

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

Rail transport and Steam locomotive · Steam locomotive and Wheel arrangement · See more »

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).

Rail transport and Switcher · Switcher and Wheel arrangement · See more »

Switzerland

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

Rail transport and Switzerland · Switzerland and Wheel arrangement · See more »

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

Rail transport and United Kingdom · United Kingdom and Wheel arrangement · See more »

United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

Rail transport and United States · United States and Wheel arrangement · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Rail transport and Wheel arrangement Comparison

Rail transport has 395 relations, while Wheel arrangement has 106. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 2.00% = 10 / (395 + 106).

References

This article shows the relationship between Rail transport and Wheel arrangement. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »