Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

The traditional valve system used in the steam engine to control the flow of steam into and out of a cylinder. As the name suggests, the valve slides horizontally over the steam ports leading to the ...

slidebars

Transportation; Railway

A fixed pair of bars fitted at the rear of the cylinders to guide the crosshead on which the connecting rod is connected to the piston rod. The crosshead slides forward and back between the ...

small tubes

Transportation; Railway

See Tubes, Boiler.

Shweeb

Transportation; Railway

Shweeb originated from the desire to create a solution which provided the user with the same flexibility and comfort offered by the car but without the consequential costs - both direct financial and ...

flange

Transportation; Railway

The fundamental element of the wheel-on-rail guidance system. The inner edge of each wheel is shaped to a larger diameter than the wheel tread resting on the rail to act as a guide for the wheelset. ...

foundation ring

Transportation; Railway

The base upon which the firebox is built. Originally circular, the foundation ring (also known as the 'mud ring') joins the outer and inner firebox shells and seals the water space around the inner ...

frames

Transportation; Railway

Locomotive frames were generally of two types, plate or bar. In the UK plate frames became standard whilst in the US bar frames were standard. In the UK during the 19th century, locomotives were ...