Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

A form of valve motion designed by one William Howe at the Stephenson locomotive works in 1842 and thereafter fitted to all their locomotives and many others. The design removed the need for clutch ...

live steam

Transportation; Railway

Steam supplied directly from the locomotive boiler and used for various devices such as the blower, ejectors, injectors, whistle, electric generators (where fitted), steam brakes etc. In some cases, ...

poppet valves

Transportation; Railway

Steam chest valves opened and closed by cam action, in the same manner as in a road vehicle engine. Better timing was possible with such systems but it was difficult to get the variations in cut off ...

prairie type locomotive

Transportation; Railway

A locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement first introduced in 1885 and popular in the US mid-west.

pressure, boiler

Transportation; Railway

Synonymous with working pressure. See Pressure, Working.

pressure, working

Transportation; Railway

The pressure of steam permitted in a steam locomotive boiler above which the safety valves will blow off the excess. A good crew will attempt to work the locomotive without reaching this pressure as ...