- A
locomotive or
engine is a rail
transport vehicle that
provides the
motive power for a train. If a
locomotive is
capable of
carrying a payload, it is...
- A
diesel locomotive is a type of
railway locomotive in
which the
power source is a
diesel engine.
Several types of
diesel locomotives have been developed...
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water in the
locomotive's boiler to the
point where it
becomes gaseous and its
volume increases 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a
steam engine on wheels...
- of
seven locomotive manufacturers and
Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory of Schenectady, New York. A subsidiary,
American Locomotive Automobile...
- term
steam engine can
refer to
either complete steam plants (including
boilers etc.), such as
railway steam locomotives and
portable engines, or may refer...
- The Shay
locomotive is a
geared steam locomotive that
originated and was
primarily used in
North America. The
locomotives were
built to the
patents of...
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switcher locomotive (American English),
shunter locomotive (British English), or
shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania
Railroad terminology) is a
locomotive used...
- A tank
locomotive or tank
engine is a
steam locomotive which carries its
water in one or more on-board
water tanks,
instead of a more
traditional tender...
- bank
engine (United Kingdom/Australia) (colloquially a banker),
banking engine,
helper engine or
pusher engine (North America) is a
railway locomotive that...
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Napier Deltic engine is a
British opposed-piston valveless,
supercharged uniflow scavenged, two-stroke
diesel engine used in
marine and
locomotive applications...
