Drive Systems
What regulates when steam enters the cylinders to push the pistons and when exhaust steam is released?
What are the cylinders?
What fuel sources are needed to power a steam locomotive?
What is Coal, Water, Wood, Coke, or Oil?
What year was the first steam locomotive invented?
What is 1804?
Locomotives with a crane mounted on the tanks or cab. They are used in shunting yards to carry heavy items in the yard, and rerail derailed trucks/wagons.
What are Crane Tanks?
0-6-0
Switcher or Six Coupled
What attaches a siderod to a wheel, and also influences a locomotive’s strength and speed due to its positioning.
What is a crankpin?
Fuel used in a diesel locomotive?
What is diesel?
Who invented the first steam locomotive?
Who was Richard Trevithick?
Locomotives are versatile engines designed to handle both passenger and freight duties on railways
What are Mixed Traffic Engines?
4-4-0
The most common form of send power to the drive wheels in contemporary locomotives
What is Diesel-Electric?
What is a component which is a cylindrical container with a series of hundreds of tubes?
What is a boiler?
What was the first steam locomotive to reach 100mph?
What is the LNER A1 - Flying Scotsman?
What type of Tank engines are designed to travel across public roads?
What are tram engines?
4-6-2
What is a pacific?
Daily Double
HO 1:87
OO 1:76
N Standard 1:160
N Narrow 1:150
The order in which an internal combustion engine works?
What is Suck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow?
What is the fastest steam locomotive in the world, and what was its top speed?
What is the LNER A4 - Mallard?
Articulated steam locomotives designed to pull heavy trains around tighter bends, and/or up inclines?
What are Garrat Locomotives?
2-8-2
What is a Mikado?
What were the size of the wheels of L'Aigle's wheels?
What is 9'4"?
What term is used to "measure" a locomotive's power?
What is "tractive effort?"
What was the name of the first steam locomotive?
What was the Penydarren?
The locomotive type known for slow speeds and has a clutch mechanism
What is a diesel mechanical-locomotive?
4-8-2
What is a Mountain?