- adhesion locomotive
- рудничный локомотив
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
total adhesion locomotive — noun : a locomotive with all wheels coupled to act as driving wheels … Useful english dictionary
Locomotive wheelslip — is an event that affects railway motive power when starting from stationary.The greatest effort is required from a locomotive when starting. At this time, if the driver applies too much power to the wheels (ie, for a steam locomotive, he opens… … Wikipedia
locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… … Universalium
Locomotive — A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco from a place , ablative of locus , place + Medieval Latin motivus , causing motion , and is a shortened form of the term… … Wikipedia
Factor of adhesion — In railroad engineering, the factor of adhesion of a locomotive is the weight on the driving wheels divided by the starting tractive effort. This is an important statistic, because obviously extra power is pointless if there s not enough traction … Wikipedia
Rail adhesion — Driving wheel of steam locomotive The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the locomotive. Thus, it relies on the friction between a… … Wikipedia
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
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Montreal Locomotive Works — MLW redirects here; for the professional wrestling promotions, see Maple Leaf Wrestling and Major League Wrestling Montreal Locomotive Works builder s plate, 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer… … Wikipedia
Duplex locomotive — This article is about a type of locomotive. For the Austrian experimental 4 cylinder locomotive, see Locomotive Duplex. Closeup of the second set of cylinders on the PRR S1. A duplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force … Wikipedia