power-operated back gauge
1Power steering — helps drivers steer vehicles by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel. It does this by adding controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so the driver needs to provide only modest effort regardless of conditions. In particular, power …
2Narrow gauge railway — Track gauge by size Broad gauge St …
3Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad — Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Locale La Plata County and San Juan County, Colorado Dates of operation 1881–present Track gauge …
4AC power plugs and sockets — See also: Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets Plugs and sockets may sometimes combine male and female contacts, but t …
5Narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways — NA class locomotive, preserved on the Puffing Billy Railway in the original green livery used by the Victorian Railways until 1903. Photographed at Gembrook in 2006. The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria,… …
6Distributed power — In rail transport distributed power refers to the placing of additional locomotives at intermediate points in the middle of the train, remotely controlled from the leading locomotive, to allow longer trains where operational considerations or… …
7Loading gauge — The clearance between train and tunnel is often small. London Underground train at Hendon. A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other… …
8Geelong Power Station, Victoria — The city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia was once home to two coal fueled power stations Geelong A and Geelong B. Geelong s electrical supplyThe first moves to providing an electricity supply to Geelong were made in 1898, with three separate… …
9textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
10railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …
