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Articulated locomotive
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An articulated locomotive is a steam locomotive with one or more engine units that can move independently of the main frame. Articulation allows the operation of locomotives that would otherwise be to
Side profile shot of Big Boy no. 4014, an articulated simple expansion steam locomotive
Side profile shot of Big Boy no. 4014, an articulated simple expansion steam locomotive
Meyer locomotive
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A Meyer locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive that has two separate bogies, upon which the boiler and firebox swivel. The design was never as popular as the Garratt or Mallet locomotives. It
Articulated locomotive
…The Mallet locomotive, with one fixed engine under the rear of the locomotive and a radially swinging engine unit in front. The Meyer locomotive, with two powered engine trucks under the locomotive (generally with the cylinders inward). Also, the Kitson-Meyer variant with the trucks spread apart…
The twin Meyer bogies with the (operating) drive of the rotary snow plough above
The twin Meyer bogies with the (operating) drive of the rotary snow plough above
SAR class KM (1904).
SAR class KM (1904).
The derelict remains of two Kitson-Meyer locomotives in the "Locomotive Graveyard", Uyuni, Bolivia.
The derelict remains of two Kitson-Meyer locomotives in the "Locomotive Graveyard", Uyuni, Bolivia.
Kitson-Meyer 3349, year 1909, preserved in the Santiago Railway Museum.
Kitson-Meyer 3349, year 1909, preserved in the Santiago Railway Museum.