First, under the testing conditions described, it is not possible for the dynamometer to measure the locomotive's maximum drawbar pull. |
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We also see Bar Convent schoolgirls fulfilling every schoolboy's dream by standing on a locomotive's footplate. |
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Known by railroad men simply as a torpedo, this is a small detonator fastened to the rail and set off by a locomotive's passing wheels. |
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A water supply to platform 1 allows topping up of the steam locomotive's tenders. |
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Adhesive weight is the portion of the locomotive's weight bearing on the driving wheels. |
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These categories determine the locomotive's combination of physical size, starting tractive effort and maximum permitted speed. |
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The source of this water is an unpressurised tank that is usually part of the locomotive's tender or is wrapped around the boiler in the case of a tank locomotive. |
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