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• Articulated locomotive — usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move relative to the main frame. This is done to allow a longer locomotive to negotiate tighter curves. Articulated locomotives are generally used either on lines with… …   Wikipedia

• locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… …   Universalium

• Locomotive frame — A locomotive frame is the structure that forms the backbone of the railway locomotive, giving it strength and supporting the superstructure elements such as a cab, boiler or bodywork. The vast majority of locomotives have had a frame structure of …   Wikipedia

• Locomotive — A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco from a place , ablative of locus , place + Medieval Latin motivus , causing motion , and is a shortened form of the term… …   Wikipedia

• articulated — /ahr tik yeuh lay tid/, adj. 1. made clear or distinct: articulated sounds. 2. having a joint or joints; jointed: an articulated appendage. 3. (of a vehicle) built in sections that are hinged or otherwise connected so as to allow flexibility of… …   Universalium

• PRR locomotive classification — Locomotive classification on the Pennsylvania Railroad took several forms. Early on, steam locomotives were given single letter classes. As the 26 letters were quickly assigned, that scheme was abandoned for a more complex system. This was used… …   Wikipedia

• Fairlie locomotive — For other uses of Fairlie, see Fairlie (disambiguation). A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. The locomotive may be double ended (a double Fairlie) or single ended (a single Fairlie). Fairlies …   Wikipedia

• Duplex locomotive — This article is about a type of locomotive. For the Austrian experimental 4 cylinder locomotive, see Locomotive Duplex. Closeup of the second set of cylinders on the PRR S1. A duplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force …   Wikipedia

• Meyer locomotive — Diagram of Meyer articulation system A Meyer locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive. The design was never as popular as the Garratt or Mallet locomotives. It can be best regarded as 19th Century competition for the early compound Mallet… …   Wikipedia

• Engerth locomotive — The Engerth locomotive was a type of early articulated steam locomotive designed by Wilhelm Frieherr von Engerth cite web |url=http://www.steamindex.com/people/contengr.htm |title=Continental engineers|accessdate = 2008 03 23] for use on the… …   Wikipedia

• Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …   Wikipedia