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The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the research and development and railway technical specification development organisation under the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India, which functions as a technical adviser and consultant to the Railway Board, the Zonal Railways, the Railway Production Units, RITES, RailTel and Ircon International in respect of design and ...
There were only two classes of 4-8-4+4-8-4 steam locomotives worldwide, all of which were constructed by Beyer, Peacock & Company, the owners of the Garratt patent. [1]The predecessor 4-8-2+2-8-4 Double Mountain was likely the optimal Garratt wheel arrangement, with the four-wheeled leading bogies and the two-wheeled trailing trucks on each engine unit ensuring stability at speed and with ...
Union Pacific 844, the only steam locomotive never retired by a North American Class I railroad. The 4-8-4 wheel arrangement was a progression from the 4-8-2 Mountain type and, like the 2-8-4 Berkshire and 4-6-4 Hudson types, an example of the "Super Power" concept in steam locomotive design that made use of the larger firebox that could be supported by a four-wheel trailing truck, which ...
The term stems from the resemblance of some styles to the mechanical pantographs used for copying handwriting and drawings. The pantograph is a common type of current collector; typically, a single or double wire is used, with the return current running through the rails. Other types of current collectors include the bow collector and the ...
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Dismantled; currently just a rail trailer. Unknown 1931 Type 17 JAP 1,100 cc 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Rail Trolley Trust. Currently being restored. Originally LNER 9000312. 496 1932 Type 17 JAP 1,100 cc 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Privately Owned, Chasewater Railway
Proponents claim that using a simple, reliable form of transit from 50 or 100 years ago can bring history to life for 21st century visitors. Prior to 2001, the new streetcar systems that opened in North America had been heritage lines, alternatively known as vintage trolley or ' historic ' trolley lines. Several cities built new heritage ...
A refuge siding is a single-ended, or dead-end, siding off a running line, [1] which may be used to temporarily accommodate a train so that another one can pass it. For example, a refuge siding might be used by a slow goods train to allow a fast passenger train to pass. [ 2 ]
The SD-160's dimensions are 24.802 metres (81 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) by 2.654 metres (8 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) by 3.811 metres (12 ft 6 in) and can be joined together to form trains of up to six cars in length.