trailing truck
1trailing truck — noun On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located behind the driving wheels …
2trailing truck — noun : the wheel unit of a locomotive that is located behind the driving wheels and that serves to help support the weight …
3Trailing wheel — On a steam locomotive, a trailing wheel or trailing axle is an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels. The axle of the trailing wheels were usually located on a trailing truck.Trailing wheels were used in some early locomotives …
4railroad truck — noun A chassis or framework like structure underneath a train to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. Syn: bogie, leading truck, trailing truck, wheel truck …
5pony truck — noun : a two wheeled swivel truck used under the front end of a locomotive * * * pony truck, a two or four wheeled leading or trailing truck, on some locomotives …
6Dump truck — For other uses, see Dump truck (disambiguation). A dump truck (or, UK, dumper truck) is a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or dirt) for construction. A typical dump truck is equipped with a hydraulically operated… …
7N441 — The N441 project intends to build a Victorian Railways N class steam locomotive out of the frame of a K class locomotive. The project is being carried out by the Locomotive Restoration Group based out of the Newport railway workshops in Victoria …
8N441 - Steam Locomotive Project — The N441 project intends to build a Victorian Railways N class steam locomotive out of the frame of a K class locomotive. The project is being carried out by the Locomotive Restoration Group based out of the Newport railway workshops in Victoria …
9Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …
102-10-4 — Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2 10 4 locomotive has two leading wheels, ten driving wheels (in other words, five driven axles), and four trailing wheels. These were referred to as the Texas type in most… …
