engine draws the carriages‚ it is the most important thing. It is called the steam engine‚ because it is worked by steam which is produced by burning coal. The steam engine was first invented by James Watt. It was improved by another man named George Stephenson. Coal is necessary to make them run. We have now electric trains. They run with the help of electricity. An electric train runs swifter than a train with a steam engine. Importance Railways have been of great use of the people of the world
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a service-design department which coordinates the movement of railcars‚ crew‚ and locomotives over the railroad’s network. Creating an operating plan for the system is a challenging task because train scheduling consists of designing train routes‚ days of operation‚ timings‚ and routing blocks to minimize cost. The operating plan is responsible for the flow of the three important railroad assets: crew‚ locomotives‚ and cars. The expense to maintain all three commodities runs in billions of dollars
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in 1971 and railroads were finally deregulated with the Staggers Act of 1980. 9. Why was the knuckle coupler such an important development for the railroads? It greatly improved safety when coupling and uncoupling cars. 10. Why is a U.S. freight locomotive call a "diesel-electric"? A diesel engine drives a generator/alternator which in turn drives electric traction motors that turn the wheels. 11. How is Class I railroad status determined? Annual Revenue 12. How many Class I freight railroads are
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rChap 1: The Beginning of things The Railway Children Answer the following questions 1. What did Peter get as his birthday present? 2. How did Father treat the children? 3. What was Father doing when the two gentlemen arrived? 4. Who left their family after their father went away? 5. What did Mother make the children promise to her? 6. Where did the three children and their mother move to after leaving London? 7. What did the children bring along
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How did the Speed of the Steam Engine Change America Introduction The steam engine was the most important discovery for the development of America from a farming country to a country which could produce goods in factories. The Industrial Revolution which started in Europe happened in America in the middle of the nineteenth century. The use of steam engine powered boats‚ ships‚ railways and factories is how the industrial revolution is how America was able become more productive and powerful country
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FUNCTION a closed vessel in which a liquid (usually water) is heated under pressure to generate a gas (usually steam) CLASSIFIED TO: HIGH PRESSURE: constructed to operate above the limits set for low-pressure boilers‚ and are typically used for power generation. LOW PRESSURE: limited to a maximum working pressure of 15 psig (pound-force per square inch gauge) for steam and 160 psig for hot water A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated
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upon which "The Times" newspaper was printed in the mid-19th century. Augustus was born in 1788 and died in 1871. Bryan Donkin was apprenticed to John Hall‚ who was an engineer who helped both design and make engines for the S.S "Batavia for the steam navigation company and in 1836 S.S."Wilberforce" built by Curling & Young at Blackwall for the Humber Union S.S.Company.Bryan Donkin played a leading role in the establishment of the world’s first food-canning factory in 1811; this was the first step
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fire tube boiler.It is a low pressure‚medium capacity boiler.The maximum capacity of cochran boiler is about 4000 kg of steam per hour and the maximum pressure of steam produced is about 10 bat.It mainly consists of a cylindrical shell with hemispherical crown‚ fire box‚grate‚ combustion chamber‚smoke box and chimney for connecting pressure gauge‚ water gauge‚ safety valve‚steam stop value‚fusible plug. The boiler is filled with water to the specified level using a feed pump.The feed check valve
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in mines‚ mining for raw materials such as coal‚ iron ore and limestone to make iron and there were also quite a few copper mines around. The manufacturing industry/factory system became huge thanks to the invention of a steam engine. Factories had to be built as the new steam-powered machines were too big to fit in people’s houses. The factories were 2 or more stories high with a couple of windows for light. The rooms were very big and packed with rows upon rows of machines; the workers would
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was designed to home 50 electric locomotives at an initial cost of 1.5 crore. The prime objective of setting up this shed was to maintain Electric locomotives required for hauling important mail/express trains on Delhi – Howrah section. The initial holding of the shed was 34‚ all of which were WAM4. At present‚ holding has increased to 138 and this includes 16 State-of-the-Art Technology three-phase drive WAP5 locomotives & 23 WAP7 locomotives. Locomotives of ELS/GZB are hauling most of the
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