Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

The vehicle attached to a locomotive carrying water and coal (or other fuel). Some locomotives do not have tenders - see Tank Locomotive. The name 'Tender Locomotive' is sometime used to distinguish ...

tender brake

Transportation; Railway

The only means by which early locomotives were stopped. A hand wheel or lever on the tender was connected to brake blocks acting on the tender wheels.

testing plant, static locomotive

Transportation; Railway

There were six special steam locomotive static testing stations built in the world: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA in 1904, Swindon, UK in 1905, Purdue University USA, Grunewald, Berlin, Germany 1931, ...

stoker

Transportation; Railway

US term for Fireman.

stroke, piston

Transportation; Railway

The length of the movement of the piston inside the cylinder and often quoted as an essential dimension of a locomotive's design.

superheated steam

Transportation; Railway

Steam which has been reheated or 'dried' after its production in the boiler. Superheated steam has less water vapour and will therefore not condense as rapidly as 'wet' or saturated steam. It can ...

superheater elements

Transportation; Railway

The coils of pipes provided inside the larger flue tubes of the boiler through which saturated steam from the boiler passes to enable its temperature to be raised.