Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

Solid matter produced by a coal burning fire, especially under poor combustion conditions or with poor quality fuel. Clinker must be disposed of at regular intervals during its duty if a locomotive ...

consolidation type locomotive

Transportation; Railway

A locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement said to have been named after the merging of the Lehigh & Mahanoy RR and the Lehigh Valley RR in 1865.

continuous brake

Transportation; Railway

Generic term for a train brake which provides for control of the brake on every vehicle and is automatic to emergency stop in the case of loss of control. In most countries it is a legal requirement ...

cork

Transportation; Railway

Used as a stopper for the filling points of lubricating reservoirs on locomotives.

corridor tender

Transportation; Railway

A locomotive tender designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for the non-stop London - Edinburgh service in 1928 and fitted to some of his class A4 pacific locomotives. It allowed the locomotive crew to be ...

counter balance

Transportation; Railway

A system for overcoming the forces induced by a steam engine in converting the sliding motion into rotating motion. The most obvious counter balancing can be seen on the driving wheels where segments ...