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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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washout
Transportation; Railway

The process of removing sludge and scale from the inside of a locomotive boiler. The boiler was first emptied of steam and the hot water drained off. Water was then hosed into the ...

washout plugs
Transportation; Railway

In order to allow all the parts of the boiler interior to be reached during a washout, a number of plugs were provided in strategic positions. They were screwed into the boiler ...

vacuum brake
Transportation; Railway

The brake system which uses a vacuum formed in the brake pipe and cylinders to effect a brake release and the replacement of the vacuum by atmospheric pressure to cause an ...

vacuum turntable
Transportation; Railway

A turntable operated by vacuum power provided by the locomotive being turned.

valance
Transportation; Railway

The angled plate attached to the edge of a locomotive running plate to provide strength.

valve gear
Transportation; Railway

The system of rods, levers, cranks and eccentrics which provide the links between the pistons, valves and wheels of a steam engine. The two main parts consisted of the piston rod, ...

allan valve gear
Transportation; Railway

A type of valve gear designed by Alexander Allan, one time locomotive superintendent of the LNWR, in 1855. It was similar to the Stephenson valve gear but the reversing lever ...

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