Drive Systems
Power
History
Locomotive Types
Whyte Notation
100

What regulates when steam enters the cylinders to push the pistons and when exhaust steam is released?

What are the cylinders?

100

What fuel sources are needed to power a steam locomotive?

What is Coal, Water, Wood, Coke, or Oil?

100

What year was the first steam locomotive invented?

What is 1804?

100

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?

100

0-6-0

Switcher or Six Coupled

200

What attaches a siderod to a wheel, and also influences a locomotive’s strength and speed due to its positioning.

What is a crankpin?

200

Fuel used in a diesel locomotive?

What is diesel?

200

Who invented the first steam locomotive? 

Who was Richard Trevithick?

200

Locomotives are versatile engines designed to handle both passenger and freight duties on railways

What are Mixed Traffic Engines?

200

4-4-0

What is an American?
300

The most common form of send power to the drive wheels in contemporary locomotives

What is Diesel-Electric?

300

What is a component which is a cylindrical container with a series of hundreds of tubes?

What is a boiler?

300

What was the first steam locomotive to reach 100mph?

What is the LNER A1 - Flying Scotsman?

300

What type of Tank engines are designed to travel across public roads?

What are tram engines?

300

4-6-2

What is a pacific?

400

Daily Double

HO 1:87
OO 1:76
N Standard 1:160

N Narrow 1:150

400

The order in which an internal combustion engine works?

What is Suck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow?

400

What is the fastest steam locomotive in the world, and what was its top speed?

What is the LNER A4 - Mallard?

400

Articulated steam locomotives designed to pull heavy trains around tighter bends, and/or up inclines?

What are Garrat Locomotives?

400

2-8-2

What is a Mikado?

500

What were the size of the wheels of L'Aigle's wheels?

What is 9'4"?


500

What term is used to "measure" a locomotive's power?

What is "tractive effort?"

500

What was the name of the first steam locomotive?

What was the Penydarren?

500

The locomotive type known for slow speeds and has a clutch mechanism

What is a diesel mechanical-locomotive?

500

4-8-2

What is a Mountain?