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

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mikado type locomotive
Transportation; Railway

A locomotive with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, the name being derived from a design built in the US and delivered to the Japanese railways in 1897.

mogul type locomotive
Transportation; Railway

A locomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement. The first proper version of this locomotive was built in 1858 in the US by Baldwin.

motion
Transportation; Railway

Generic term for the piston rods, connecting rods and valve gear of a locomotive.

motion plate
Transportation; Railway

A large bracket attached to the locomotive frame which is used to support parts of the valve gear.

crown
Transportation; Railway

The roof of the inner firebox shell. It is secured to the outer firebox shell by crown stays. See also Stays and Firebox.

crank axle
Transportation; Railway

An axle on a locomotive where cylinders are mounted inside the frames and the drive of the pistons is transmitted to the wheels by means of cranks built into the axle to ...

cut off
Transportation; Railway

In steam engine operation, the point at which the valve closes the steam port to prevent more steam entering the cylinder, i.e. the end of the admission cycle. Beyond this point, ...

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