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Compound locomotive
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A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive which is powered by a compound engine, a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. The locomotive was only one application of comp
Vauclain four-cylinder compound locomotive Milwaukee Road class A2 No. 919.
Vauclain four-cylinder compound locomotive Milwaukee Road class A2 No. 919.
Cutaway view of the cylinders (low-pressure on left, high-pressure on right) and valves (above) on a tandem compound engine
Cutaway view of the cylinders (low-pressure on left, high-pressure on right) and valves (above) on a tandem compound engine
Nord 701, now a 4-2-2-0
Nord 701, now a 4-2-2-0
Burrell road locomotive, showing high- and low-pressure cylinders.
Burrell road locomotive, showing high- and low-pressure cylinders.
Compound steam engine
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A compound steam engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. A typical arrangement for a compound engine is that the steam is first expanded in a high-pressure
Compound locomotive
…A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive which is powered by a compound engine, a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. The locomotive was only one application of compounding. Two and three stages…
Cutaway of triple expansion compound steam engine, 1888
Cutaway of triple expansion compound steam engine, 1888
Robey horizontal cross-compound steam engine: small high-pressure cylinder (left) and large low-pressure cylinder (right)
Robey horizontal cross-compound steam engine: small high-pressure cylinder (left) and large low-pressure cylinder (right)
The Coldharbour Mill Pollit and Wigzell cross-compound engine, which drives the rope race seen in the background, transmitting power to line shafts on
The Coldharbour Mill Pollit and Wigzell cross-compound engine, which drives the rope race seen in the background, transmitting power to line shafts on all five levels of the mill
A Marchent & Morley horizontal tandem compound engine built 1914, at Craven Mills, Cole. The air pump and jet condenser are nearest with the LP cylind
A Marchent & Morley horizontal tandem compound engine built 1914, at Craven Mills, Cole. The air pump and jet condenser are nearest with the LP cylinder beyond. It is fitted with Morley's patent piston drop valves