- the term
locomotive engine,
which was
first used in 1814 to
distinguish between self-propelled and
stationary steam engines.
Prior to
locomotives, the motive...
- 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...
-
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...
-
locomotive is a
steam locomotive which carries its
water in one or more on-board
water tanks,
instead of a more
traditional tender. Most tank
engines...
- of
seven locomotive manufacturers and
Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory of Schenectady, New York. A subsidiary,
American Locomotive Automobile...
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front of
locomotive.
Steam under pressure is
converted into
mechanical energy more
efficiently if it is used in a
compound engine; in such an
engine steam...
- 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...
-
switcher locomotive (American English),
shunter locomotive (British English), or
shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania
Railroad terminology) is a
locomotive used...
- bank
engine (United Kingdom/Australia) (colloquially a banker),
banking engine,
helper engine or
pusher engine (North America) is a
railway locomotive that...
