lever-reversing gear
1Stephenson valve gear — The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link [Snell, J B (1971). Mechanical Engineering: Railways, Longman Co, London] is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for all kinds of steam engine. It… …
2Baker valve gear — was the main competitor to Walschaerts valve gear for steam locomotives in the United States. Strictly speaking it was not a valve gear but a variable expansion mechanism adapted to the Walschaerts layout replacing the expansion link and sliding… …
3Southern valve gear — was briefly popular on steam locomotives in the United States. It combines elements of the Walschaerts and Baker patterns.HistorySouthern valve gear was devised by locomotive designers on the Southern Railway (US) and used on many locomotives on… …
4New South Wales Z18 class locomotive — New South Wales Z18 class 1805 stands outside the Reid s Hill depot, Port Kembla. Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry Serial number 992–997 Build da …
5Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… …
6T-26 variants — KhT 130 (OT 130) flame throwing tank displayed in Russian Kubinka Tank Museum. Actually this is a TU 26 teletank control vehicle with a dummy flame thrower. Main article: T 26 tank More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles… …
7Controllable pitch propeller — A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) or variable pitch propeller is a type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their pitch. If the pitch can be set to negative values, the reversible propeller can also… …
8Mecklenburg I — Nummbering: 1 3 4 5 Numbering up to 1895: 42 45, 46 …
9Servo-motor — Ser vo mo tor (s[ e]r v[ o]*m[=o] t[ e]r), n. [Sometimes erroneously spelt serro motor.] [F. servo moteur. See {Serf}; {Motor}.] 1. (Mach.) A relay apparatus; specif.: (a) An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for quickly and easily… …
10LSWR M7 class — Infobox Locomotive powertype=Steam name = LSWR/SR M7 Herring, Peter: Classic British Steam Locomotives (Abbeydale Press: London, 2000) Section O2/M7 Classes Pages 60 61 ISBN 1861470576] caption = National Railway Museum s M7 as preserved in LSWR… …
