articulated locomotive

Various designs of articulated locomotives were developed to overcome this problem.

The Garratt was, obviously, not alone in the field of articulated locomotives.

He was the originator of the articulated locomotives which bear his name.

A Garratt holds the world speed record for an articulated locomotive.

It decided to develop a conventional rather than articulated locomotive, to avoid a repeat of the G class failure.

Because of its length, such a locomotive must be an articulated locomotive.

For the story of his patent engine see the Fairlie articulated locomotive entry.

These were the only narrow gauge simple articulated locomotives sold for use in the United States.

Articulated locomotives were handled through two different methods.

Both railways later turned to Garratt locomotives for their articulated locomotive needs.

These are the major types of articulated locomotive:

All 2-6-6-4s have been articulated locomotives, of the Mallet or related simple articulated type.

It was the only South African articulated locomotive to have driving wheels of different diameters.

Prior to this, the term duplex locomotive was sometimes applied to articulated locomotives in general.

A Meyer locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive.

The Goelsdorf locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive for railway use.

Unlike similar-looking articulated locomotive designs, the driven wheelbase of the S1 was rigid.

It is a four-cylinder simple articulated locomotive with a 2-6-6-4 (Whyte system) wheel arrangement.

Built to deal with difficult terrain, the articulated locomotives became an easily recognizable symbol of the Southern Pacific.

Von Engerth first patented his design for an articulated locomotive on 11 December 1852.

Articulated locomotive usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame.

Here Robert patented several articulated locomotives of the Beyer-Garratt type.

This type of articulated locomotive is unusual in having different numbers of driving axles in each set.

The first C IIs were built experimentally as articulated locomotives.

Articulated locomotives (Photograph and further information)