Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Railway

A steam operated device for creating a vacuum on trains equipped with the vacuum brake. Normally there are two ejectors, a 'large ejector' and a 'small ejector'. The latter is usually left on while ...

Engine, steam

Transportation; Railway

The portion of a steam railway locomotive which consists of the cylinders, valves, valve gear and connecting rods. Put another way, it is that portion of the locomotive which provides the drive. The ...

Exhaust steam

Transportation; Railway

The steam which escapes from the cylinders after the admission and expansion phases (see cylinder operation) have taken place, i.e. after the steam has completed its work. Exhaust steam is used for a ...

Exhaust steam injectors

Transportation; Railway

First introduced in the UK about 1876. The use of exhaust steam to assist the work of injectors allowed some fuel savings over the pure live steam injector. BR class H, J, H/J and K types of exhaust ...

Expansion

Transportation; Railway

A given amount of steam will naturally attempt to expand into a space. If that space is a cylinder occupied by a piston, the steam will push the piston until it can expand no further. In a steam ...

Expansion link

Transportation; Railway

A curved, slotted lever provided in various designs of valve gear to allow adjustment of the valve events relative to the position of the reverser, hence its name referring to the period of steam ...

Full gear

Transportation; Railway

The position of the reverser where the maximum cut off is selected to allow the maximum amount of steam into the cylinders. Usually used for starting, after which the cut off is reduced or shortened ...