Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

A form of automatic variable blast pipe designed by Churchward for use on his GWR locomotives. Under high pressure exhaust steam a ring at the top of the blast pipe lifted to allow a wider exhaust ...

kylchap

Transportation; Railway

Steam locomotive exhaust system designed jointly by Kyala and Andre Chapelon and named after them.

lagging

Transportation; Railway

See Boiler Insulation.

fusible plug

Transportation; Railway

In the UK it became common to provide a plug in the crown sheet of the firebox which had a lead core in order to protect the boiler against failure if the water level was allowed to become too low. ...

garratt locomotive

Transportation; Railway

A type of articulated locomotive designed by Herbert W Garratt and built by Beyer Peacock of Manchester for various railways world-wide. The first appeared in 1909. The Garratt design consists of the ...

gauges (steam)

Transportation; Railway

Locomotives are provided with various gauges: boiler water level (2), boiler steam pressure, steam chest pressure (recent locomotives only), carriage warming pressure, vacuum or air brake pressure. ...

gauges (track)

Transportation; Railway

Standard Gauge - 4 foot 8.5 inches. Narrow Gauge - 1 foot 11.5 inches (Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland etc.); 2 foot 3 inches (Tal-y-Llyn, Corris etc.); 2 foot 6 inches (Welshpool & Llanfair).