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Transportation

Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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jumper
Transportation; Railway

A form of automatic variable blast pipe designed by Churchward for use on his GWR locomotives. Under high pressure exhaust steam a ring at the top of the blast pipe lifted to ...

kylchap
Transportation; Railway

Steam locomotive exhaust system designed jointly by Kyala and Andre Chapelon and named after them.

lagging
Transportation; Railway

See Boiler Insulation.

fusible plug
Transportation; Railway

In the UK it became common to provide a plug in the crown sheet of the firebox which had a lead core in order to protect the boiler against failure if the water level was allowed ...

garratt locomotive
Transportation; Railway

A type of articulated locomotive designed by Herbert W Garratt and built by Beyer Peacock of Manchester for various railways world-wide. The first appeared in 1909. The Garratt ...

gauges (steam)
Transportation; Railway

Locomotives are provided with various gauges: boiler water level (2), boiler steam pressure, steam chest pressure (recent locomotives only), carriage warming pressure, vacuum or ...

gauges (track)
Transportation; Railway

Standard Gauge - 4 foot 8.5 inches. Narrow Gauge - 1 foot 11.5 inches (Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland etc.); 2 foot 3 inches (Tal-y-Llyn, Corris etc.); 2 foot 6 inches (Welshpool & ...

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