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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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hopper ashpan
Transportation; Railway
A type of ashpan designed to collect ash which can be emptied directly from a drop grate.
horn blocks
Transportation; Railway
The brackets fitted to locomotive frames to act as guides for the axleboxes.
horn plates
Transportation; Railway
Plates fitted for strengthening purposes around the axle openings on locomotive frames.
in the hole
Transportation; Railway
US term for emergency brake application, arising from the use of the brake valve to create a 'hole' in the brake pipe, thereby venting it to atmosphere and thus causing the ...
live steam injectors
Transportation; Railway
The live steam injector was a relatively simple device consisting of a steam inlet pipe, a water inlet pipe, a delivery pipe and an overflow pipe plus three internal cones. Steam ...
long boiler locomotive
Transportation; Railway
A type of locomotive patented by Stephenson in 1842 which was provided with a boiler longer than the usual 9 feet of the day. The objective was to reduce the heat reaching the ...
lubrication
Transportation; Railway
An essential part of steam locomotive operation, lubrication takes a variety of forms: Worsted pads fed from an oil bath below the bearing, siphoning from trimmings fed from oil ...
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