79 relations: Adhesion railway, Articulated locomotive, Axle load, Belpaire firebox, Bogie, Boiler, Branch line, Brill Tramway, British Rail, Center of mass, Civil engineering, Derailment, DRG Class 61, Driving wheel, E. B. Wilson and Company, Embankment (transportation), Firebox (steam engine), Forney locomotive, France, Fuel efficiency, Garratt, General contractor, George England and Co., Germany, Great Western Railway, GWR 0-6-0PT, GWR 4200 Class, GWR 6100 Class, Harold Holcroft, Headshunt, Heritage railway, Injector, Kerry Tramway, Kitson and Company, LB&SCR L class, Loading gauge, Locomotive Publishing Company, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Main line (railway), Mallet locomotive, MÁV Class 242, Narrow-gauge railway, New Cross, Newhaven, East Sussex, Novelty (locomotive), Ogee, Pack animal, Pannier, Pilot (locomotive), Push–pull train, ..., Railroad car, Railway turntable, River Severn, Road transport, Round-topped boiler, Saddle, Shunting (rail), Smokebox, Steam locomotive, Steam locomotive components, Storage tank, Switcher, Tender (rail), The Great Exhibition, Thomas the Tank Engine, Toby the Tram Engine, United Kingdom, United States, W. G. Bagnall, Wilbert Awdry, William Bridges Adams, William Fairbairn & Sons, Wye (rail), 0-4-0, 0-6-0, 2-4-2, 2-6-2, 2-6-4, 4-6-4. Expand index (29 more) »
Adhesion railway
An adhesion railway relies on adhesion traction to move the train.
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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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Axle load
The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight felt by the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle.
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Belpaire firebox
The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives.
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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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Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.
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Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line.
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Brill Tramway
The Brill Tramway, also known as the Quainton Tramway, Wotton Tramway, Oxford & Aylesbury Tramroad and Metropolitan Railway Brill Branch, was a six-mile (10 km) rail line in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England.
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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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Center of mass
In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space is the unique point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero, or the point where if a force is applied it moves in the direction of the force without rotating.
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Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, and railways.
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Derailment
A derailment occurs when a vehicle such as a train runs off its rails.
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DRG Class 61
The two German DRG Class 61 steam engines were express train locomotives specifically built by Henschel for the Henschel-Wegmann train in service with the Deutsche Reichsbahn. The Henschel-Wegmann train was an initiative of the German locomotive construction industry, intended to be able to demonstrate a powerful steam locomotive-hauled train alongside the emerging express diesel multiple units, such as the Hamburg Flyer.
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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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E. B. Wilson and Company
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Embankment (transportation)
A road, railway line or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of compacted soil (typically clay or rock-based) to avoid a change in level required by the terrain, the alternatives being either to have an unacceptable change in level or detour to follow a contour.
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Firebox (steam engine)
In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler.
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Forney locomotive
The Forney is a type of tank locomotive patented by Matthias N. Forney between 1861 and 1864.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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Fuel efficiency
Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the ratio from effort to result of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier (fuel) into kinetic energy or work.
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Garratt
A Garratt (often referred to as a Beyer Garratt) is a type of steam locomotive that is articulated into three parts.
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General contractor
A general contractor (main contractor, prime contractor) is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project.
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George England and Co.
George England and Co. was an early English manufacturer of steam locomotives founded by the engineer George England of Newcastle upon Tyne (1812–1885).
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Germany
Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.
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Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.
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GWR 0-6-0PT
The GWR 0-6-0PT (Pannier Tank), is a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway with the water tanks carried on both sides of the boiler, in the manner of panniers.
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GWR 4200 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4200 Class is a class of 2-8-0T steam locomotives.
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GWR 6100 Class
The GWR 6100 Class is a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotives.
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Harold Holcroft
Harold Holcroft (12 February 1882 – 15 February 1973) was a British railway and mechanical engineer who worked for the Great Western Railway (GWR), the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) and the Southern Railway (SR).
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Headshunt
A headshunt (or escape track in the United States) is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.
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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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Injector
A steam injector is typically used to deliver cold water to a boiler against its own pressure using its own live or exhaust steam, replacing any mechanical pump.
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Kerry Tramway
The Kerry Tramway was a narrow gauge railway built in 1887 to serve the timber workings and slab quarry to the south of the village of Kerry, near Newtown in mid Wales.
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Kitson and Company
Kitson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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LB&SCR L class
The LB&SCR L Class was a class of 4-6-4 steam tank locomotives designed by L. B. Billinton for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
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Loading gauge
A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other structures.
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Locomotive Publishing Company
The Locomotive Publishing Company was an English publishing house, specialising in railway topics.
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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR; known also as "the Brighton line", "the Brighton Railway" or the Brighton) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922.
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Main line (railway)
The main line, or mainline in American English, of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected.
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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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MÁV Class 242
MÁV Class 242 was a 4-4-4T steam locomotive of Hungarian State Railways.
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Narrow-gauge railway
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.
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New Cross
New Cross is an area of south east London, England, south-east of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham and the SE14 postcode district.
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Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England.
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Novelty (locomotive)
Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.
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Ogee
An ogee is a curve (often used in moulding), shaped somewhat like an S, consisting of two arcs that curve in opposite senses, so that the ends are parallel.
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Pack animal
A pack animal or beast of burden is an individual or type of working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back, in contrast to draft animals which pull loads but do not carry them.
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Pannier
A pannier is a basket, bag, box, or similar container, carried in pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to the sides of a bicycle or motorcycle.
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Pilot (locomotive)
In railroading, the pilot (also known as a cowcatcher or cattle catcher) is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles on the track that might otherwise derail the train.
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Push–pull train
Push–pull is a configuration for locomotive-hauled trains, allowing them to be driven from either end of the train, whether having a locomotive at each end or not.
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Railroad car
A railroad car or railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon or railway carriage (British English and UIC), also called a train car or train wagon, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system (a railroad/railway).
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Railway turntable
In rail terminology, a railway turntable or wheelhouse is a device for turning railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came.
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River Severn
The River Severn (Afon Hafren, Sabrina) is a river in the United Kingdom.
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Road transport
Road transport or road transportation is a type of transport by using roads.
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Round-topped boiler
A round-topped boiler is a type of boiler used for some designs of steam locomotive and portable engine.
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Saddle
The saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth.
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Shunting (rail)
Shunting, in railway operations, is the process of sorting items of rolling stock into complete trains, or the reverse.
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Smokebox
A smokebox is one of the major basic parts of a steam locomotive exhaust system.
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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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Storage tank
Storage tanks are containers that hold liquids, compressed gases (gas tank; or in U.S.A "pressure vessel", which is not typically labeled or regulated as a storage tank) or mediums used for the short- or long-term storage of heat or cold.
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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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Tender (rail)
A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water.
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The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.
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Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher.
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Toby the Tram Engine
Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram engine in The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher; he also appears in the spin-off television series Thomas & Friends.
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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.
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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.
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W. G. Bagnall
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Wilbert Awdry
Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was an English Anglican cleric, railway enthusiast, and children's author.
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William Bridges Adams
William Bridges Adams (1797 – 23 July 1872) was an author, inventor and locomotive engineer.
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William Fairbairn & Sons
William Fairbairn and Sons, was an engineering works in Manchester, England.
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Wye (rail)
In railroad structures, and rail terminology, a wye (like the 'Y' glyph) or triangular junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to each incoming line.
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0-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven.
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0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.
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2-4-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.
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2-6-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.
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2-6-4
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.
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4-6-4
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_locomotive