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injector
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
tender
vehicle for carrying a steam locomotive's supply of fuel and water
water crane
tower to fill a locomotive
sandbox
container used in locomotives to drop sand on the rail to improve traction
driving wheel
powered wheel of a railway locomotive
compound locomotive
steam locomotive which uses the exhaust from one (set of) cylinder(s) to power another (set of) cylinder(s)
glossary of steam locomotive components
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Smokebox
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
Fusible plug
Thermally triggered safety valve
boiler feedwater
water supplied to a boiler
smoke deflectors
Part of steam locomotives
stoker
device for delivering coal to locomotive firebox
compound steam engine
type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages
piston rod
joins a piston to the crosshead and thus to the connecting rod that drives the crankshaft or the driving wheels
coupling rod
metallic rod connecting driving wheels of a locomotive
blastpipe
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.
Kylchap
260px|thumb|right|The Kylchap exhaust system 260px|thumb|right|Double Kylchap exhaust of the Spanish RENFE 141 F 2416 (smokebox cut open), in the Delicias Museum, Madrid
Bissel truck
single-axle bogie which pivots towards the centre of a steam locomotive
Adams axle
form of radial axle for rail locomotives
Mechanical lubricator
device fitted to a steam engine to supply lubricating oil
Boiler blowdown
wastewater removal of impurities from boilers
valve timing
timing of valve closing in engines
Giesl ejector
Steam locomotive exhaust system
duplex locomotive
steam locomotive with divided, and unconnected drive
Counter-pressure brake
countersteam brake
brake type on steam locomotives
condensing steam locomotive
type of locomotive designed to recover exhaust steam
Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
mechanism used on steam locomotives to improve curve running
Track pan
Device to fill steam locomotives
piston valve
device used to control the motion of a fluid along a tube or pipe by means of the linear motion of a piston within a chamber or cylinder