locomotive gradient

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• 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 — 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

• Ruling gradient — The ruling gradient (or ruling grade) of a section of railway line is the steepest section of that line. The ruling gradient is important in assigning locomotives to trains, as the locomotives must have sufficient power to pull the train over the …   Wikipedia

• Steam Horse locomotive — Infobox Locomotive name=Brunton s Mechanical Traveller I powertype=Steam caption=Brunton s Mechanical Traveller builder=William Brunton builddate=c. 1813 railroad=Butterley Ironworks gauge= whytetype=Four wheels, not driven retiredate=… …   Wikipedia

• Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum — The Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum is a railway museum located in Valley Heights, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Blue Mountains Division of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum.The Steam Tram and Railway… …   Wikipedia

• Steam locomotive condensing apparatus — A steam locomotive condensing apparatus differs in purpose from the usual closed cycle steam engine condenser, in that its function is primarily either to recover water, or to avoid excessive emissions to the atmosphere, rather than maintaining a …   Wikipedia

• Rack railway — track using the Lamella system rack …   Wikipedia

• Snowdon Mountain Railway — Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa Half way up the Mountain Overview …   Wikipedia

• Nilgiri Mountain Railway — The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908,[1] and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives.[2] NMR comes under the… …   Wikipedia

• Hillclimbing (railway) — While railways have a great ability to haul very heavy loads, this advantage only really applies when the tracks are fairly level. As soon as the gradients stiffen, the tonnage that can be hauled is greatly diminished.Techniques to overcome steep …   Wikipedia

• 2-8-4 — In the Whyte notation, a 2 8 4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and two unpowered trailing axles. This locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though the… …   Wikipedia