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In the European part of the USSR, almost all steam locomotives were replaced by diesel and electric locomotives in the 1960s; in Siberia and Central Asia, state records verify that L-class 2-10-0 s and LV-class 2-10-2 s were not retired until 1985. Until 1994, Russia had at least 1,000 steam locomotives stored in operable condition in case of ...
Steam locomotive with Giesl flat ejector in Austria Austrian 0-12-0T and 0-6-2T fitted with Giesl ejectors, Eisenerz depot, August 1971 Smokebox with Giesl-ejector on the ČSD 534.0432 in museum Lužná u Rakovníka. A Giesl ejector is a suction draught system for steam locomotives that works on the same principle as a feedwater injector.
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph (160 km/h), on 30 November 1934. 41 018 climbing the Schiefe Ebene with 01 1066 as pusher locomotive (video 34.4 MB) A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.
Arturo Caprotti, [1] [3] Italy, invented rotating cam valve gear for locomotives, the Caprotti valve gear; André Chapelon, [2] [3] France, built the most powerful steam locomotives in Europe; Nicholas Cugnot, France, steam coach; Alfred de Glehn, [1] [2] [3] France, first compound locomotive with 4 cylinders in 1894
Preserved steam locomotives by country (14 C) A. Steam locomotives of Albania (5 P) Steam locomotives of Australia (8 C, 4 P) Steam locomotives of Austria (4 C, 11 P) B.
The first full-scale working railway steam locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick in the United Kingdom and, on 21 February 1804, the world's first railway journey took place as Trevithick's steam locomotive hauled 10 tones of iron, 70 passengers and five wagons along the tramway from the Pen-y-darren ironworks, near Merthyr Tydfil to ...
1830 – The first public railway in the United States, the B&O, opened with 23 miles of track, with mostly hardwood rail topped with iron. The steam locomotive, Tom Thumb, was designed and built by Peter Cooper for the B&O, the first American-built steam locomotive. Trials of the locomotive began on the B&O that year.
Locomotives of the United Kingdom (7 C) This page was last edited on 13 December 2023, at 14:28 (UTC). Text ... Category: Locomotives of Europe by country.