refimprove date June 2010 Other uses PuffingBilly disambiguation PuffingBilly Infobox locomotive name PuffingBilly powertype Steam image PuffingBilly steam engine.JPG caption PuffingBilly as seen from the front builder William Hedley , Jonathan Forster and Timothy Hackworth builddate 1813 1814 locoweight ... like puffing like Billy o and running like Billy o are thought to derive from the locomotive s name. References Commonscat PuffingBillylocomotive UK PuffingBilly Reflist colwidth 30em early steam ... 1862 currentowner Science Museum London Science Museum , London disposition static display PuffingBilly is an early railway steam locomotive , constructed in 1813 1814 by engineer William Hedley ... s oldest surviving steam locomotive. ref cite journal journal the Railway Magazine title PuffingBilly becomes world s oldest surviving locomotive page 9 month December year 2008 volume 154 issue 1,292 ref It was the first commercial Rail adhesion adhesion steam locomotive, employed to haul ... Blackett , the owner of Wylam Colliery, lent PuffingBilly to the Patent Office Museum in South Kensington ... better traction. File PuffingBilly eight wheels.jpg thumb Original eight wheeled form File PuffingBilly 1862.jpg thumb Final four wheeled form, in 1862 The engine had a number of serious technical ... 8 km h . Legacy PuffingBilly was an important influence on George Stephenson , who lived locally ... cs Lokomotiva PuffingBilly de PuffingBilly, Wylam Dilly und Lady Mary fr PuffingBilly ru fi PuffingBilly .... It is still on display there. Its sister locomotive, Wylam Dilly , is preserved in the Royal Museum in Edinburgh . A replica has been built and was first run in 2006 at Beamish Museum . Design PuffingBilly incorporated a number of novel features, patented by Hedley, which were to prove important ... them, encouraging opponents of locomotive traction to criticise the innovation. This problem was alleviated ... more details
PuffingBilly may refer to PuffingBilly Railway , a narrow gauge tourist railway near Melbourne, Australia PuffingBillylocomotive , an early steam locomotive Puffin Billy , a famous piece of light music by Edward White composer Edward White disambig ... more details
Railways Locomotives File PuffingBilly8A.jpg thumb PuffingBilly steam locomotive 8A at Belgrave ... DH59 , and were regauged for use on the PuffingBilly Railway. A third diesel locomotive D ...Other uses PuffingBilly disambiguation PuffingBilly VictorianRailwayLineInfobox type tourist name PuffingBilly logo Puffing Billy.PNG yearcommenced yearopened 1900 yearcompleted 1900 yearclosed 1954 ... on stations 11 tracks Single track rail Single track users PuffingBilly Railway servicepattern 3 ... Ferntree Gully line map File 6AatLakeside.jpg thumb PuffingBilly train at Lakeside station The Puffing ... PuffingBilly railway station, Melbourne Belgrave station . Journeys may also be commenced at out ... friendsofthetrestlebridge Friends of the Trestle Bridge, PuffingBilly, Sherbrooke Bot generated title ref and attracts tourists from all over Australia and overseas. The PuffingBilly Railway is kept in operation through the efforts of volunteers of the PuffingBilly Preservation Society, although ... PuffingBilly railway station, Melbourne Belgrave , which houses some of the offices of the railway .... A popular feature of a ride on PuffingBilly is sitting on the ledge of the open sided carriages see ... be seen on special trains and at events such as Thomas the Tank Engine days. PuffingBilly also ... in 1963, and regauged and reclassified for PuffingBilly use. These vehicles are now used as first ... are to be found on the PuffingBilly line, and are used for works trains, storage, and occasional ... thumb The Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge. PuffingBilly Preservation Society When the Puffing ... members, four of which are to be nominated by the PuffingBilly Preservation Society. Successive governments ... training and testing in their responsibilities. History File Puffingbilly in action 2003.jpg thumb ..., the PuffingBilly Preservation Society was formed to keep the train running indefinitely. This continued ... Creek. Volunteers File PuffingBilly Railway Line Closeup.JPG thumb A section of the line downstream ... more details
VictorianTouristRailwayStation LOGO Commented out Image Puffing Billy.PNG 316px PuffingBilly logo BGCOLOR 993300 FONT white LINE PuffingBilly Railway, Melbourne Gembrook line PuffingBilly NAME Belgrave IMAGE Image PuffingBilly Belgrave1.jpg 303px DISTANCE 41.8km PLATFORMS 1 TRACKS 5 STATUS Staffed MELWAY http www.street directory.com.au sd new genmap.cgi?x 145.356635095239&y 37.9071527076848&sizex 650&sizey 650&level 6&star 1&circle Link Image PuffingBillyBelgraveStation2.jpg 306px right thumb The entrance and booking windows of Belgrave Station Belgrave PuffingBilly railway station is situated in Belgrave, Victoria Belgrave , a suburb of Melbourne in the Australia n state of Victoria, Australia Victoria . It is the inner terminal of the famous PuffingBilly Railway, Melbourne PuffingBilly heritage steam railway. It is adjacent to, and forms an interchange with, Belgrave railway station, Melbourne Belgrave suburban railway station which is the outer terminal of the Belgrave railway line, Melbourne Belgrave line of Melbourne s broad gauge 5ft 3in electric suburban network. cellspacing 0 cellpadding 3 align center id toc colspan 5 align center bgcolor 993300 color white font color white Station Navigation font colspan 5 align center bgcolor efefef PuffingBilly Railway, Melbourne Gembrook PuffingBilly line align center Terminus align center Previous Station align center align center Selby railway station, Melbourne Selby align center Next Station colspan 5 align center bgcolor 993300 List of Melbourne railway stations font color white Entire network font small center The Belgrave railway station, Melbourne Belgrave suburban station is located adjacent to the PuffingBilly station and is accessible on foot via a short footpath. small center small center Before this station was built, the original narrow gauge line ran from the original site of the narrow gauge station approximately where the existing Metlink station car park is to Selby railway station, Melbourne ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Solar puffing or Solar toking are some names given to the act of using a magnifying lens to heat cannabis for consumption. Many practitioners of this method believe that by using heat from sunlight, instead of heat from a lighter, that the cannabis is consumed in a more natural way, since the sunlight is the only heat source which also comes directly from nature. Utilization of this method also provides the practitioner the ability to consume a greater amount of THC within a given amount of cannabis because more THC is preserved for inhalation due to a lower heating temperature as opposed to that of combustion . This method is similar to that of vaporization . Solar puffing is also called solar toking and taking solar hits. Category Drug culture Link. http www.cannabisculture.com articles 1483.html ... more details
About locomotives that run on rails the type of heavy haulage traction engine Road locomotive disambiguation ... thumb Three body styles of diesel locomotive cab unit , hood unit and boxcab box cab . These locomotives ... victorian railways.jpg thumb Victorian Railways R class R class steam locomotive number R707 as operated ... thumb A Green Cargo SJ Rc RC 4 class electric locomotive repainted in its original livery for the Sweden Swedish History of rail transport in Sweden 150 year railway anniversary in 2006. A locomotive ... Medieval Latin motivus , causing motion , and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine , ref cite web title Locomotive work etymology publisher Online Etymology Dictionary url http www.etymonline.com index.php?term locomotive accessdate 2008 06 02 ref first used in the early 19th century to distinguish between mobile and stationary steam engine stationary steam engines. A locomotive has ... common is Push pull train push pull operation, where a locomotive pulls the train in one direction ... Richard Trevithick . In 1804 his unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the Rail transport tramway of the Penydarren ironworks, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales . Although the locomotive hauled ... heavy for the cast iron rails used at the time. The locomotive only ran three trips before it was abandoned ... locomotive was Matthew Murray s rack railway rack locomotive, The Salamanca Salamanca , built for the narrow gauge railways narrow gauge Middleton Railway in 1812. This was followed in 1813 by the PuffingBillylocomotivePuffingBilly built by Christopher Blackett and William Hedley for the Wylam Colliery Railway, the first successful locomotive running by rail adhesion adhesion only. PuffingBilly is now on display in the Science Museum London Science Museum in London , the oldest locomotive ... locomotive Bl cher , one of the first successful flange d wheel adhesion locomotives. Stephenson ... Shildon April2008.JPG thumb An early design of electric locomotive showing the steeplecab ... more details
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, a cooking pot used for camping Billy crater , on the moon Billy dog , breed of dog PuffingBillylocomotive , first commercial railway steam locomotive in the UK Billy pygmy hippo , a pet of U.S. ...Wiktionary Billy may refer to TOC right People A given name and a common nickname for William name William Jacques de Billy , French mathematician Jacques de Billy abbot , French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and Benedictine abbot Billy Corgan , American musician, frontman of Smashing Pumpkins Billy Mays , American television salesperson Billy Herrington , American actor Billy Joel , American musician Billy the Kid , a nineteenth century American outlaw Places In France The pronunciation in France is IPA fr bili , approximately bee lee . Billy, Allier , in the Allier d partement Billy, Calvados , in the Calvados d partement Billy, Loir et Cher , in the Loir et Cher d partement Billy Berclau , in the Pas de Calais d partement Billy Chevannes , in the Ni vre d partement Billy le Grand , in the Marne d partement Billy l s Chanceaux , in the C te d Or d partement Billy Montigny , in the Pas de Calais d partement Billy sous Mangiennes , in the Meuse d partement Billy sur Aisne , in the Aisne d partement Billy sur Oisy , in the Ni vree d partement Billy sur Ourcq , in the Aisne d partement United Kingdom Billy, County Antrim , a List of civil parishes of County Antrim parish in County Antrim , Northern Ireland In print and film media Billy novel Billy novel , a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber Billy , the 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by his wife Pamela Stephenson Billy Bee , a series of children s books, and the books protagonist Billy Black Christmas , Billy Lenz, a fictional character from the 1974 horror film Black Christmas Billy Budd , a novella by Herman Melville Billy the Cat , A Franco Belgian comic strip Billy the Cat and Katie , two fictional superheroes from the UK comic The Beano Billy The Early Years , a 2008 biographical film about the evangelist ... more details
Infobox Locomotive name Bl cher powertype Steam image Blucher engine.jpg caption A 19th Century engraving of the Bl cher builder George Stephenson builddate 1814 gauge RailGauge 4ft8in locoweight 6 tons boiler convert 863 mm ftin 0 abbr on dia × convert 2.43 m ftin 0 abbr on long cylindersize convert 203 x 609 mm in 0 abbr on locobrakes ? trainbrakes None railroad Killingworth Colliery This article is about the locomotive Bl cher . See also Bl cher Bl cher was an early railway locomotive built in 1814 by George Stephenson for Killingworth Colliery. Bl cher was the first successful locomotive incorporating the following design features Flanged wheels keeping the locomotive on the track Traction relying only on the friction of wheels on rails Cylinder rods directly connected to the wheels Bl cher had the ability to pull a train of 30 tons at a speed of 4 miles per hour mph . It was named after the Prussia n general Gebhard Leberecht von Bl cher , who, after a speedy march, arrived in time to the battle of Waterloo, Belgium Waterloo and helped defeat Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon . Stephenson was not satisfied with the Bl cher s performance, but the lessons learned from its design allowed him to develop the Blastpipe steam blast , which allowed exhaust steam to go up the chimney, pulling air behind it and increasing draught. This greatly improved performance on subsequent models. Bl cher did not survive Stephenson recycled its parts as he developed more advanced models. Other early locomotive designs The Salamanca by Matthew Murray PuffingBillylocomotivePuffingBilly by William Hedley Sans Pareil by Timothy Hackworth Locomotion No 1 by Robert Stephenson Stourbridge Lion Tom Thumb locomotive Tom Thumb by Peter Cooper Best Friend of Charleston John Bull locomotive ... Times History of the Locomotive . Retrieved January 25, 2006. early steam locos Category Individual ... of Great Britain DEFAULTSORT Blucher Locomotive da Bl cher lokomotiv fr Bl cher locomotive it Locomotiva ... more details
under restoration at the PuffingBilly Railway , and several in New Zealand. The New Zealand Climaxes ...Commented out Image Climax locomotive.jpg thumb 300px Small Class B Climax locomotive owned by the Oregon ... 3.jpg thumb 300px Fruit Growers Number 3 on display at Fairplex in Pomona, California . A Climax locomotive is a type of geared steam locomotive in which the two steam cylinders were attached to a Transmission .... ref Rush S. Battles, Locomotive, http www.google.com patents?id tnJPAAAAEBAJ U.S. Patent 455,154 ... similar Heisler locomotive Heisler design, there were no side rods on the trucks and all gearing ... B Climax, and a his patent illustrations show the name Climax emblazoned on the locomotive cab. Charles D. Scott, an inventor who had previously proposed a less successful geared steam locomotive, ref Charles D. Scott, Locomotive for Tramways, http www.google.com patents?id UXBJAAAAEBAJ U.S. Patent ... Charles D. Scott, Locomotive for Tramways, http www.google.com patents?id kUZ2AAAAEBAJ U.S. Patent 488,484 , Dec. 20, 1892. ref ref Charles D. Scott, Tramway Locomotive, http www.google.com patents?id ... Manufacturing Company later renamed to the Climax Locomotive Works , of Corry, Pennsylvania . In addition ... Climax locomotive was produced in 1928. Between 1000 and 1100 were built. Many loggers considered the Climax superior to the Shay locomotive Shay in hauling capability and stability, particularly in a smaller locomotive, although the ride was characteristically rough for the crew. Fact date November ... with two vertical cylinders mounted in the center of the locomotive. Class A Climaxes had a frame ... from the elements this could be more or less covering between locomotive to locomotive. The front half of the locomotive, in front of the engine unit, contained the boiler. In smaller examples this may ... small locomotives, generally under seventeen tons. Class A Climaxes, unlike Heisler locomotive Heisler and Shay locomotive s, had two speed gearboxes. Class B Looking more like a regular locomotive ... more details
Infobox Single Name Billy S. Cover DPRO708761783124.jpg Artist Skye Sweetnam from Album Noise from the Basement and How to Deal How to Deal Soundtrack B side Wild World Released July 22, 2003 Format Music download Digital download Recorded 2003 Genre pop rock , ref http rateyourmusic.com release single skye sweetnam billy s ref power pop , teen pop ref http rateyourmusic.com release single skye sweetnam billy s ref Length 2 16 Label Certification This single Billy S. br 2003 in music 2003 Next single Tangled Up in Me br 2004 in music 2004 Billy S. is a pop rock song recorded by Canadian musician Skye Sweetnam . The song was written by Cafaro , Konicek , Valentine producer Valentine , and Sweetnam, while it was produced by LCV and Sweetnam. It was released as her debut major label single in 2003, and is the first single from her album, Noise From the Basement . The track can be found on the soundtrack to the movie How to Deal . Song information The song s title, Billy S. stands for Billy Shakespeare , a reference to William Shakespeare , whom Skye refers to throughout the song in a creatively and immaturely disrespectful way, saying that She doesn t need to read Billy Shakespeare... Sweetnam thought that the title Billy Shakespeare was too long, and decided to shorten it. Music video The Music video for Billy S. , filmed in Southern California, features Skye Sweetnam recording herself singing into a hand held camera. The video then goes on to show Sweetnam editing the video on a computer. The video also features scenes from the movie How to Deal . Skye is also shown, while making her video, gathering a group of people for the purpose of throwing a party and ultimately skipping school, walking triumphantly past the school bus. The video for Billy S. received regular airplay ... align center 92 col end Tracklist Billy S. small Cafaro , Konicek , Valentine producer Valentine ... songs Category Debut singles id Billy S. it Billy S. pl Billy S. ... more details
Road locomotive could refer to A type of steam powered Traction engine Road locomotive traction engine , usually referring to those designed for heavy haulage on common roads Showman s road locomotive , a form of the steam powered road locomotive adapted and decorated for use hauling and powering funfair rides A ballast tractor , the modern diesel powered equivalent of the steam road locomotive US A railway locomotive intended for hauling freight trains between terminals as opposed to switching within a yard An early, experimental steam powered road vehicle, such as Richard Trevithick s Puffing Devil . The term is often used to describe such vehicles that cannot be readily classified as carriages , wagons , or automobiles , for example. See History of steam road vehicles . See also Lombard Steam Log Hauler disambig Category Steam road vehicles ... more details
orphan date March 2010 The Billy s are an American rock band from the Twin Cities. They recorded 3 studio albums in the mid to late 90 s which were released by the OarFin Records label. Their sound generally falling under the Alternative country label, they were often compared to the Gear Daddies . The band built a sizable following, particularly in the Mid West. In addition to their own material, live shows were well known for wide ranging covers. Members Andy Christensen &mdash bass Scott Ehrenberg &mdash guitar, vocals Eric Roberts &mdash vocals, guitar Rob Thompson &mdash drums Discography Roses and Flowers and Plants &mdash 1994 All American Lounge &mdash 1995 Another Winner &mdash 1997 Here Comes The Rock End Roll &mdash 2001 External links http www.myspace.com rockendroll DEFAULTSORT Billys, The Category Rock music groups from Minnesota ... more details
could be placed either inside between the frames or outside. Examples Inside cylinders, Planet locomotive Planet locomotive Outside cylinders, GNR Stirling 4 2 2 In the 19th and early 20th centuries ... on three cylinder compound locomotive s which used the outside low pressure cylinders for starting ... gear , but gives smoother torque and reduces the risk of Locomotive wheelslip slipping . Valves The valve ... shafts, e.g. LMS Princess Coronation Class Other variations Image Forks, Washington Shay Locomotive 2.JPG thumb The cylinders on a Shay locomotive . There are many other variations, e.g. geared steam locomotive s which may have only one cylinder. The only conventional steam locomotive with one cylinder that is known is the Nielson One Cylinder Locomotive. ref cite web last Self first Douglas title The Nielson One Cylinder Locomotive. publisher date 27 May 2003 url http douglas self.com MUSEUM ... bore Hydrolock Steam locomotive components References Reflist Category Locomotive parts Category Steam locomotive technologies ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A locomotive bed is a one piece steel casting for a steam locomotive that consists of the locomotive frame , the cylinder engine cylinder s and valve chest s, steam pipe s, and smokebox smokebox saddle saddle , all as a single component. It was a development of the final years of steam locomotive design in the United States. Most large cast steel locomotive beds were made by General Steel Castings . The advantages included greater strength and more accurate alignment. DEFAULTSORT Locomotive Bed Category Steam locomotive technologies Steam loco stub ... more details
A locomotive engineer may refer to Railroad engineer , a person who operates a locomotive, usually called an engine or train driver outside North America Locomotive builder , a person who designs and builds locomotives A person employed in any engineering profession whose work includes operations on locomotives disambig ... more details
A turbine locomotive may be one of the following A gas turbine locomotive uses a gas turbine as a power source and drives the wheels via a mechanical transmission. A gas turbine electric locomotive also uses a gas turbine, but the turbine powers an alternator which in turn powers traction motor s. A steam turbine locomotive uses a boiler and steam turbine as a power source. disambig Category Locomotives ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Stirling No 1 4 2 2.jpg thumb A Stirling Single . In railway terminology , a single is a steam locomotive with a single pair of driving wheel s. Some sources use Single only for the 2 2 2 type, also known as a Jenny Lind locomotive , but more commonly singles could have any number of leading wheel leading or trailing wheel s. DEFAULTSORT Single Locomotive Category Steam locomotive types ... more details
unreferenced date April 2010 A locomotive or engine change is a location where a locomotive is exchanged for another locomotive. History For as long as there have been railroads, locomotive changes have been very essential to the officials of the railroads, so that a locomotive could be exchanged for the rest of the trip to the next locomotive changing facility or the destination of the train. Without these facilities, locomotives will suffer from wear and tear or in the era of the steam locomotive , the locomotive will not only suffer from wear and tear, but also a lack, of fuel and water. Many of the original locations where steam was exchanged for another steam locomotive for the remainder of the trip, have been closed since diesel locomotive s replaced steam locomotives on the point of both freight and passenger trains. In some cases, an electric locomotive would be replaced by a steam or diesel locomotive for the remainder of the trip. Railroads like, the Pennsylvania Railroad , New York Central Railroad and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad had locations where the electric locomotive was exchanged for a steam or diesel locomotive. Notable Locations There are many locations where locomotives were exchanged for another locomotive. Some are still in use today, while others are gone. South Amboy, New Jersey Before electrification to Long Branch, New Jersey in the 80s, diesels for the Pennsylvania Railroad steam as well , Penn Central , Conrail and New Jersey Transit were exchanged for electrics, for the trip to Penn Station in New York City . Bellefontaine, Ohio The New York Central exchanged locomotives on all trains where two main lines crossed each other. Manhattan Transfer PRR station Where Pennsylvania Railroad DD1 third rail electrics were exchanged or replaced steam locomotives on trains. Enola Yard A Pennsylvania Railroad where prior to the 1980s ... for another. These are just to name a few. Today Today, locomotive changes are still used, although ... more details
Centennial class diesel locomotive 6915, an EMD DDA40X . The cab , crew compartment or driver s compartment of a locomotive is the part of the locomotive housing the train driver or Railroad engineer ... if any , and the controls necessary for the locomotive s operation. File P8 f hrerstand2.jpg thumb left Cab of a German steam locomotive, view of the fireman s side. In the right middle of the image is a clamped driver s timetable, below that the firebox door can be seen. Cab locations On steam locomotive ..., or crew or driver s compartment of a diesel locomotive diesel or electric locomotive electric locomotive will usually be found either inside a cabin attached to a hood unit or cowl unit locomotive, or forming one of the structural elements of a cab unit locomotive. File F hrerstand E32 040102 Nbg.jpg thumb Cab of a Bavarian EP 2 electric locomotive in the Nuremberg Transport Museum , Nuremberg ... Company JR Freight Class EF210 Class EF210 electric locomotive. The former arrangement is now the norm ... hood units. Typical features In addition to the locomotive controls, a cab will typically be fitted ... no cab the locomotive controls and a footplate for the crew were simply left open to the elements. However, to protect locomotive crews against adverse weather conditions, locomotives gradually came ... by such an arrangement. By about 1850, high speed Crampton locomotive s operating in Europe already ... were even fitted with a cab as part of a rebuilding program, an example being the John Bull locomotivelocomotive John Bull . In Germany , the locomotive cab was introduced by the Saxon railway director .... Steam locomotive drivers, who had to lean out of their cabs for better visibility, therefore frequently developed occupational diseases, along with rheumatism , and electric locomotive drivers suffered ... of the German standard electric locomotive s, which for the first time were equipped ... upon a translation of the de F hrerstand German language version as at April 2010. Category Locomotive ... more details
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, locomotive boiler boiler or bodywork. The vast majority of locomotives have had a frame structure of some kind. The frame may in turn be supported by axles directly attached to it, or it may be mounted on bogies British English UK trucks American English US , or a combination of the two. The bogies in turn will have frames of their own. File Frames in position, Pacific construction at Doncaster works CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928 .jpg thumb Locomotive frame of a LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 LNER Gresley pacific locomotive during construction Types of frame image Dukedog.jpg thumb left Preserved GWR 9017 showing outside frames Three main types of frame on steam locomotives may be distinguished ref Ransome Wallis Encyclopedia , p 255. ref Plate frames These used steel plates about 1 2 thick. They were mainly used in Britain and continental Europe. On most locomotives the frames would be situated within the driving wheels, but some classes of early steam locomotive and diesel switcher shunters were constructed with outside ... 4 7 thick. They were first used on the Bury Bar Frame locomotive during the 1830s, and were widely used in the USA throughout the nineteenth century. Cast steel beds Locomotive bed Cast steel bed s were a development of the final years of steam locomotive design in the United States. They were also imported to Britain from the USA. Articulated locomotives Main article Articulated locomotive An articulated locomotive with no fixed wheels i.e. excluding the Mallet locomotive but including other articulated steam locomotive s, as well as most diesel locomotive diesel and electric locomotive s may ... s, in which the body is not load bearing. References references See also Steam locomotive components Category Locomotive parts Frame, Locomotive Loco stub ... more details
unreferenced date December 2010 Image Northumbrian.jpg thumb The origin of this illustration is unknown and its accuracy questionable Northumbrian was an early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson in 1830 and used at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway . It was the last of Stephenson s 0 2 2 locomotives in the style of Stephenson s Rocket Rocket , but it introduced several innovations. It was the first locomotive to have the Stephenson type firebox steam engine firebox incorporated in the boiler, and having a smokebox the full diameter of the boiler, it therefore had the first true fire tube boiler Locomotive boiler locomotive boiler . It also had plate frames, a proper tender, and the cylinders set at a relatively low angle to the horizontal, giving smoother running. The pace of development of locomotive design at the time can be seen by comparing this engine with Stephenson s Planet locomotive Planet , produced later the same year. Category Early steam locomotives Category Steam locomotives of Great Britain Category 0 2 2 locomotives steam loco stub ... more details
Locomotive wheelslip is an event that affects railway motive power when starting from stationary. The greatest effort is required from a locomotive when starting. At this time, if the driver applies too much power to the wheels ie, for a steam locomotive , he opens the Steam locomotive components Regulator regulator too far the turning force applied to the wheel will greatly exceed the opposing friction force effected by the surface of the Rail profile rail , and the wheel will turn without being able to move the train forward. If the driver does not take quick corrective action ie by closing the regulator the locomotive can end up stationary with its wheels spinning this can damage both the locomotive drive mechanism, through running too fast, and the rail surface, which, in extreme cases, can be left with a dip where the spin took place. Such a dip is dangerous if not repaired subsequently. Some locomotive types were more prone to this phenomenon than others. Also, the effect is much more likely to occur with a heavier train or where the rail surface is compromised, for example, during wet or icy weather, or when there is oil or leaves on the track. Causes The causes of locomotive wheelslip are various, but the predominant factor lies in Power physics power to weight ratios. Ideally, locomotive designs will have roughly equal power to weight ratios that enable smooth acceleration from a cold start , or stopping position. However, if the power of a locomotive vastly exceeds its weight, then an imbalance ensues which causes the violent turning of the wheel s through loss of traction engineering traction . Other causes include the contact of oil with the flanges and rims of wheels, which reduces adhesion with the surface of the rails, and a general loss of traction on steep ... sandboxes so that sand or Sandite can be dropped on the rails to improve adhesion. Modern diesel locomotive s and electric locomotive s are fitted with electronic Wheel speed sensor wheelspin detectors ... more details
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