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  2. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    Collects steam at the top of the boiler (well above the water level) so that it can be fed to the engine via the main steam pipe, or dry pipe, and the regulator/throttle valve. [2] [5] [6]: 211–212 [3]: 26 Air pump / Air compressor Westinghouse pump (US+) Powered by steam, it compresses air for operating the train air brake system.

  3. Category:Locomotive parts - Wikipedia

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  4. Category:Steam locomotives - Wikipedia

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    Components of a locomotive, e.g. 'cylinder' or 'piston rod', use 'Locomotive parts' Individual locomotive classes use the relevant country, railway company or wheel arrangement category. Generic types of steam locomotive e.g. 'Mallet' or 'Crampton', use 'Steam locomotive types' Locomotive systems or technologies e.g. 'Boiler feedwater' or ...

  5. List of rolling stock items in the UK National Collection

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    Railway Number and name Type or Class Builder Works Number Built Wheels Location Object Number Image S&D: Locomotion No. 1: R Stephenson: 3 1825 0-4-0

  6. Cylinder (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    The way the valve controlled the steam entering and leaving the cylinder was known as steam distribution and shown by the shape of the indicator diagram. What happened to the steam inside the cylinder was assessed separately from what happened in the boiler and how much friction the moving machinery had to cope with.

  7. List of US locomotive types - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects ... Steam classes. Type or class Whyte classification Manufacturer Four-coupled switcher 0-4-0 ... List of US locomotive types.

  8. Chimney (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Great Western locomotives with their distinctive copper-rimmed chimneys The new-build steam locomotive Leviathan, a 4-4-0 with a large spark-arresting chimney. The chimney (smokestack or stack in American and Canadian English) is the part of a steam locomotive through which smoke leaves the boiler.

  9. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Steam Locomotive

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    The main moving parts of a steam locomotive with Walschaerts valve gear: 1 - Link, 2 - Eccentric crank, 3 - Radius rod, 4 - Lap/lead lever, 5 - Crosshead, 6 - Valve, 7 - Cylinder, 8 - Reach rod. A detailed animation of the exterior working parts of a steam locomotive. This animation is from the commons, and is already a featured picture there..