Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

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Big end

Transportation; Railway

The crank pin end of the connecting rod, where it is larger than the crosshead end because the stresses are higher at that end.

Whistle

Transportation; Railway

First fitted to a locomotive of the Leicester & Swannington Railway in 1833 following an accident at Thornton when a train hit a horse and cart. Whistles soon became important for transmitting ...

The ratio of maximum tractive effort, expressed in pounds, to the adhesive weight, also in pounds, of a locomotive. It will usually be about 25% of the adhesive weight for a locomotive with two or ...

White feather

Transportation; Railway

Nickname for the steam seen escaping for the safety valves when there is full pressure in the boiler.

Adhesive weight

Transportation; Railway

The adhesive weight is that part of the locomotive weight carried on the driving wheels which can therefore contribute towards adhesion. See also Adhesive Factor.

Baltic type locomotive

Transportation; Railway

A locomotive with a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.

Banjo

Transportation; Railway

The UK locomotive driver's nickname for certain types of vacuum brake valve handle in the cab, from its shape. Also used on some UK railways to denote a disc type ground signal. The name was also ...