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  • 1Locomotive — Lo co*mo tive, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See {Locomotion}.] 1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal. [1913 Webster] 2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal. [1913… …

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  • 2Diesel locomotive — Three styles of diesel locomotive body: cab unit, hood unit and box cab. These locomotives are operated by Pacific National in Australia …

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  • 3Electric locomotive — Electric Trains redirects here. For the 1995 Squeeze single, see Electric Trains (song). An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from an external source. Sources include overhead lines, third rail or an on board electricity… …

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  • 4New South Wales C36 class locomotive — New South Wales C36 class Preserved 3642 at Central railway station, Sydney, 12 September 2009 Power type Steam Builder NSWGR Eveleigh (10) …

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  • 5New South Wales X200 class locomotive — New South Wales X200 class (series 1: X201–X206) X203 rests in the up dock at Wagga Wagga while a steam hauled enthusiast special stand at the platform on 19 September 1965. Power type Diesel mechanical Builder NSWGR Chullora Workshops …

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  • 6Super Locomotive — Infobox VG title = Super Locomotive developer = Sega publisher = Sega designer = release = 1982 genre = Maze/Run and gun/Vehicular combat game modes = Up to 2 players, alternating turns cabinet = Standard and cocktail arcade system = display =… …

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  • 7Shifting locomotive — Shifting Shift ing, a. 1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted or used for shifting anything. [1913 Webster] {Shifting backstays}… …

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  • 8Mixed-traffic locomotive — A mixed traffic locomotive is one designed to be capable of hauling both passenger trains and freight trains. The term is mostly used in the United Kingdom and those nations following British practice. Mixed traffic locomotives were common in the …

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  • 9DB Regio Oberfranken — is a business area with the German national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, with its headquarters in Hof (Saale). It is responsible for the majority of regional and local railway services in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia (Oberfranken) …

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  • 10technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …

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