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71PKP classification system — (Polish locomotive designation) is a system of assigning letters and numbers to series and individual locomotives used by the PKP Polish national railroad operator. The system was introduced in 1923, shortly after Poland regained her independence …
72Mekarski system — Preserved Nantes compressed air tramcar at the AMTUIR museum …
73Type system of the Royal Navy — The Type system is a classification system used by the British Royal Navy to classify surface escorts by function. The system evolved in the early 1950s, when the Royal Navy was experimenting with building single purpose escort vessels with… …
74San Diego Metropolitan Transit System — Info Locale San Diego County, California Transit type Multi Modal regional transit network consisting of: B …
75Naval tactics in the Age of Steam — The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing tactics obsolete. New tactics were developed for the big gun Dreadnought battleships. The mine, torpedo, submarine and aircraft posed new… …
76Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel — Book cover Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (ISBN 0 590 75803 9) is a classic children s book by Virginia Lee Burton, the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Medal winning The Little House. First published in 1939, it features Mike Mulligan …
77Gondola (steam yacht) — The steam yacht Gondola was originally a Victorian screw propelled, steam powered vessel currently used as a pleasure cruiser on Coniston Water, England, operated by the National Trust. Gondola is thought to be one of the inspirations for Captain …
78Newcomen steam engine — Animation of a schematic Newcomen steam engine. – Steam is shown pink and water is blue. – Valves move from open (green) to closed (red) The atmospheric engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine (or… …
79Corliss steam engine — A Corliss steam engine – the valve gear is on the right of the cylinder block, on the left of the picture A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849 …
80History of the steam engine — This article primarily deals with the history of the reciprocating type steam engine. The parallel development of turbine type engines is described in the steam turbine article. The history of the steam engine stretches back as far as the first… …
