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Passenger rail terminology and Steam locomotive

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Difference between Passenger rail terminology and Steam locomotive

Passenger rail terminology vs. Steam locomotive

Various terms are used for passenger rail lines and equipment-the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas. A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

Similarities between Passenger rail terminology and Steam locomotive

Passenger rail terminology and Steam locomotive have 11 things in common (in Unionpedia): British Rail, Heritage railway, Industrial railway, Locomotive, Pantograph (transport), Passenger rail terminology, Rail transport, Railcar, Scotland, Streamliner, Track (rail transport).

British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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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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Industrial railway

An industrial railway is a type of railway (usually private) that is not available for public transportation and is used exclusively to serve a particular industrial, logistics or a military site.

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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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Pantograph (transport)

A pantograph (or "pan") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.

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Passenger rail terminology

Various terms are used for passenger rail lines and equipment-the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas.

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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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Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Streamliner

A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance.

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Track (rail transport)

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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Passenger rail terminology and Steam locomotive Comparison

Passenger rail terminology has 218 relations, while Steam locomotive has 495. As they have in common 11, the Jaccard index is 1.54% = 11 / (218 + 495).

References

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