Locomotive parts

mechanical element that connect the piston to the crank or crankshaft

thumb|upright=1.2|Bogie on a Czech Railways side-tipper car

reaction chamber within a combustion engine

thumb|right|350px|Injector typically used in steam locomotives thumb|right|400px|A- Steam from boiler, B- Needle valve, C- Needle valve handle, D- Steam and water combine, E- Water feed, F- Combining cone, G- Delivery nozzle and cone, H- delivery chamber and pipe, K- Check valve, L- Overflow

valve that acts as a fail-safe

power collection apparatus used by trains and most newer trams

vehicle for carrying a steam locomotive's supply of fuel and water

A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam. Superheated steam is used in steam turbines for electricity generation, in some steam engines, and in processes such as steam reforming. There are three types of superheaters: radiant, convection, and separately fired. A superheater can vary in size from a few tens of feet to several hundred feet (a few metres to some hundred metres).

mechanism for connecting single vehicles (rolling stock) in a train

electric motor for propulsion of vehicles

switch that is designed to activate if the human operator becomes incapacitated

part of the coupling system used in some railway systems for attaching railway vehicles to one another

device allowing a tram or bus to collect current from overhead wires

reciprocating internal combustion engine configuration

right|thumbnail|A crosshead as part of a reciprocating piston and slider-crank linkage mechanism. thumb|Cylindrical trunk guide thumb|Hudswell Clarke Nunlow; crosshead and two slide bars

container used in locomotives to drop sand on the rail to improve traction

boiler where hot gases from a combustion process pass through tubes surrounded by water, heating the water to create steam

compartment in a locomotive or other rail vehicle for the person who controls the motion of the vehicle ie the motors and brakes

thumb|right|Cowcatcher of an American 1911 Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin [[steam locomotive at the Texas Transportation Museum]] thumb|Leading truck and cowcatcher on the John Bull (locomotive)|John Bull thumb|British Rail Class 153 with obstacle deflector, prominently seen in yellow. thumb|right|Lifeguard (circled) on a British British Rail Class 43 (HST)|HST powercar

thumb|The smokebox (outlined in red) of Soo Line 1003. thumb|LNER Thompson Class B1 61264 at [[Crown Point TMD. The smokebox can be clearly seen, with the number affixed to the smokebox door.]] thumb|A smokebox with ash residues

Thermally triggered safety valve

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mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves of a steam engine

Part of steam locomotives

device for delivering coal to locomotive firebox

water vapor separator in locomotives

metallic rod connecting driving wheels of a locomotive

diesel-electric locomotive subsystem which integrates engine functional controls and brake functional controls, whereby all functional controls are "at hand"

transmission system used in electric locomotives

joins a piston to the crosshead and thus to the connecting rod that drives the crankshaft or the driving wheels

The blastpipe is part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the fire.

mechanism in transmission optimizing

powerful air horn that serves as an audible warning device on electric and diesel locomotives

device fitted to a steam engine to supply lubricating oil

chassis for a self-propelled railway vehicle

heat-exchanging element in the firebox of some steam boilers

Steam locomotive exhaust system

mechanism for steam locomotives

extra cylinders on a steam locomotive, driving the trailing truck or a tender truck, to give more power on starting