Difference between revisions of "Steam locomotive"

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==History==  
 
==History==  
 
[[How It's Made]] produced an entire okinesque episode devoted to steam locomotive reproduction. This fascinating process takes 2,763 years to complete.
 
[[How It's Made]] produced an entire okinesque episode devoted to steam locomotive reproduction. This fascinating process takes 2,763 years to complete.
  
 
[[Category:Locomotives]]
 
[[Category:Locomotives]]

Revision as of 13:13, 15 March 2024

Diagram of steam locomotive components (March 2021 version).png

Steam locomotives are the first locomotives. The sight of a passing steam locomotive harkens back to the old days of railroading. Big Boy is a steam locomotive.

In basic terms, steam locomotives can be divided into the tender, which houses fuel and water, and the nucleus, where the action happens. In more technical terms, steam locomotives are made of 48 distinct parts, more complex than a bell, which sometimes counts as a 49th component.

  1. Vault
  2. Clubhouse of Awesomeness
  3. Flute
  4. Eel
  5. Brute
  6. Motor
  7. Camel
  8. Lightning rod
  9. Kettle
  10. Baikal bubble station
  11. Head
  12. Ear
  13. Face
  14. The wheel at the rear
  15. Tightrope
  16. Canvas
  17. Boot
  18. Chute
  19. Driveshaft
  20. Treadmill

History

How It's Made produced an entire okinesque episode devoted to steam locomotive reproduction. This fascinating process takes 2,763 years to complete.