An electric–steam locomotive is a steam locomotive that uses electricity to heat the water in the boiler to create steam instead of burning fuel in a...
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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...
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Steam–electric locomotive may refer to: Heilmann locomotive : experimental steam locomotives using electric transmission Steam turbine locomotive#Electric...
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A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.: 80 It is fuelled by...
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the majority of steam locomotives were retired from commercial service and replaced with electric and diesel–electric locomotives. While North America...
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wheels. The most common are diesel–electric locomotives and diesel–hydraulic. Early internal combustion locomotives and railcars used kerosene and gasoline...
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A steam turbine locomotive was a steam locomotive which transmitted steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive...
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hydro electric power but lack of domestic coal mines. Railfan & Railroad stated in 2022 that "the only places on earth to see steam locomotives in revenue...
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The Heilmann locomotives were a series of three experimental steam–electric locomotives produced in the 1890s for the French Chemins de fer de l'Ouest...
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An articulated locomotive is a steam locomotive (rarely, an electric locomotive) with one or more engine units that can move independently of the main...
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The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948–1968. The vast majority of these were inherited from its...
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three steam locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. In 1877, an Ajmer built F-1/734 Steam Locomotive became the first indigenously built locomotive in...
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mixtures, humidity, and air conditioning Steam–electric power station Steam locomotive Sterilization (microbiology) "steam". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed...
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advent of electric and diesel locomotives in the mid-20th century, steam locomotives continued to be used and constructed into the 21st century. Steam locomotives...
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A fireless locomotive is a type of locomotive which uses reciprocating engines powered from a reservoir of compressed air or steam, which is filled at...
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locomotive or self-propelled rail vehicle's operation. On steam locomotives, the cab is normally located to the rear of the firebox, although steam locomotives...
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center-cab electric freight motors from 1912 through the 1920s for electric railway lines in Oregon. Already a leader in steam locomotives, Alco produced...
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The General Electric steam turbine locomotives were two steam turbine locomotives built by General Electric (GE) for Union Pacific (UP) in 1938. The two...
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largely replaced steam generators in the second half of the 20th century Electric–steam locomotives Steam generator (boiler) Steam jet cooling An Epoch...
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locomotives Russian steam locomotive T series, type 132 by Kolomna Works Electric locomotive class VL19 Diesel locomotive class TE3 Diesel locomotive...
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A steam diesel hybrid locomotive is a railway locomotive with a piston engine which could run on either steam from a boiler or diesel fuel. Examples were...
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switcher locomotive (American English), shunter locomotive (British English), or shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used...
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on whether the measurement should include the tender of a steam locomotive. A steam locomotive that has a tender cannot function without it, but (with rare...
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for all of the PRR's steam locomotives, and — with the exception of the final type bought (the E44) — all electric locomotives also used this scheme...
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for use by electric multiple units (EMUs). On both railways carriages were hauled by electric locomotives that were exchanged for a steam engine to run...
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Locomotive Services Limited is a train operating company in Great Britain. The company operates rail tours using heritage steam, diesel and electric locomotives...
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Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer that existed under several names from 1883 to 1985, producing both steam and...
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LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard (redirect from Mallard steam locomotive)
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is a 4-6-2 ("Pacific") steam locomotive built in 1938 for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster...
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Steam Railway – narrow-gauge steam locomotives Ffestiniog Railway – narrow-gauge steam locomotives and carriages Hitachi Rail – diesel and electric locomotives...
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Brush Traction (redirect from Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works)
Hughes and March. In March 1863, Hughes announced it was making a steam locomotive designed for contractors and mineral railways. This was an 0-4-0 saddle...
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