Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

A locomotive used to assist trains over a section of line incorporating a long or steep 'bank' or grade. Many banks had permanent allocations of 'banking engines' or 'bankers', which were attached to ...

bar frame

Transportation; Railway

Type of locomotive frame almost universal in the US but rare in the UK. It originated in the UK in 1830 when it appeared on an 0-4-0 locomotive named Liverpool built by Edward Bury which was sold to ...

beeching

Transportation; Railway

Dr. Beeching - Infamous arch villain of the railway world.

boiler insulation

Transportation; Railway

At first, locomotive boilers were usually insulated with wood battens secured by hoops and varnished. Fireboxes were left bare at first but, from 1839 some were covered, either over the lower part or ...