Railway

Railway

Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.

Contributors in Railway

Railway

A valve provided to prevent priming in locomotive boilers. It is normally fitted on the firebox backplate near the water level of the boiler and used to remove a small amount of water at that level ...

βαλβίδα εκτόνωσης, χειροκίνητη

Transportation; Railway

Some locomotives were fitted with a manually operated blowdown valve positioned in the centre of the firebox throat plate just above the foundation ring. This valve was controlled from a lever in the ...

φυσητήρας

Transportation; Railway

A means of providing a draught for the fire when no exhaust is available. A pipe takes live steam to a 'blower ring' usually fitted to the top of the blast pipe or the base of the chimney. The blower ...

ατμομηχανή φορείο

Transportation; Railway

Μια ατμομηχανή ατμού με 4 τροχούς φορτηγό (ή συγκρότημα αξόνων) που παρέχονται ως μέρος του τη ρύθμιση ροδών.

λέβητας

Transportation; Railway

The enclosure on a locomotive where steam is produced. The boiler must be filled with water almost to the top. When the water boils, the steam it generates forms in the space between the top of the ...

βαρέλι λέβητα

Transportation; Railway

The main part of the locomotive boiler between the smokebox and the firebox.

μηχανικός λαδωτής

Transportation; Railway

Συστήματος διανομής πετρελαίου που ενεργοποιείται από τη δράση αντλιών που παρέχονται από μηχανικές συνδέσεις με το εργαλείο βαλβίδων της ατμάμαξας. ...