Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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de glehn

Transportation; Railway

The name given to a French system of compounding used at the turn of the century, which involved the use of two high pressure cylinders driving the rear wheelset and two low pressure cylinders ...

dead locomotive

Transportation; Railway

One which is cold and usually has its driving wheels disconnected from the cylinders.

First introduced by Edward Bury in 1852 to allow easier fire cleaning and removal, the drop grate comes in a number of varieties. Usually designed as a part of the grate which can be opened on hinges ...

eccentric

Transportation; Railway

In steam engine technology, part of the valve gear used by some designs to give motion to the valve. It may best be described as an auxiliary crank. It is essential to ensure that the valve events ...

ejector

Transportation; Railway

A steam operated device for creating a vacuum on trains equipped with the vacuum brake. Normally there are two ejectors, a 'large ejector' and a 'small ejector'. The latter is usually left on while ...

engine, steam

Transportation; Railway

The portion of a steam railway locomotive which consists of the cylinders, valves, valve gear and connecting rods. Put another way, it is that portion of the locomotive which provides the drive. The ...

dome

Transportation; Railway

A boiler fitting (of dome shape) resting on top of the boiler and used to house (most commonly) regulator valves, safety valves, or sand. The need for the dome first arose in the early days of ...