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1515:Carlson, Neil (14 November 2011).
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1592:How steam locomotives really work
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2553:List of steam technology patents
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2524:History of steam road vehicles
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1076:The Transcontinental Railroad
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2594:Glossaries of rail transport
2188:Return connecting rod engine
797:firebox from a sealed tank.
2112:Condensing steam locomotive
1618:– Railway Technical Website
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390:Air pump / Air compressor
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1616:List of US–UK terminology
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572:Connecting rod / Main rod
545:Coupling rods / Side rods
112:Details of the components
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2568:Timeline of steam power
2563:Stationary steam engine
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2353:Soho Manufactory engine
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2045:Boiler feed
1890:Plate chain
1869:Tusi couple
1782:Walschaerts
1667:Atmospheric
1551:SL/DE/22042
925:Pilot truck
869:journal box
820:Journal box
793:Coal bunker
725:Superheater
692:Superheater
408:Kunze-Knorr
370:superheater
312:Johnson Bar
223:train brake
210:Johnson bar
2588:Categories
2498:Ljungström
2484:High-speed
2377:Lap Engine
2333:Resolution
2237:Precursors
2122:Kirchweger
2084:Locomotive
2031:Three-drum
2011:Field-tube
1978:Locomotive
1960:Lancashire
1880:Link chain
1864:Crankshaft
1831:Mechanisms
1759:Valve gear
1345:11 October
1041:References
959:(US+) and
957:Pony truck
931:Pony truck
909:Blast pipe
770:Brake hose
739:Smokestack
591:Piston rod
554:Valve gear
514:bar frames
484:Rear bogie
460:Steam pipe
382:Steam dome
316:valve gear
2529:Cugnot's
2472:Salamanca
2173:Hydrolock
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776:air brake
763:Headlight
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537:Sand pipe
442:blastpipe
357:Regulator
342:Sand dome
307:Reach rod
196:regulator
171:Footplate
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2153:Blowback
2076:Cylinder
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2021:Stirling
2016:Sentinel
1930:Haystack
1844:Cataract
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1682:Compound
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993:Coupling
829:Axle box
782:system.
609:Cylinder
427:Smokebox
412:Oerlikon
289:blowdown
2228:History
2137:Surface
1955:Cornish
1915:Boilers
1797:Corliss
1734:Corliss
1717:D slide
1687:Uniflow
1677:Cornish
984:Coupler
965:Bissell
882:Drivers
840:on the
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648:Firebox
375:cut-off
299:Whistle
281:whistle
215:cut-off
100:enlarge
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2036:Yarrow
1988:Launch
1983:Scotch
1744:Sleeve
1739:Poppet
1724:Piston
1705:Valves
1697:Valves
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953:yawing
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560:Motion
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436:Blower
273:blower
153:Tender
2146:Other
1950:Flued
1935:Wagon
1859:Crank
1802:Lentz
1792:Baker
1787:Allan
1712:Slide
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679:steam
664:flues
618:Valve
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507:Frame
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2298:Beam
1839:Beam
1749:Bash
1729:Drop
1672:Watt
1596:ISBN
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1945:Box
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