Statements (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
articulated steam locomotive
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gptkbp:advantage |
high tractive effort
complex maintenance ability to negotiate tight curves limited speed weight distribution issues |
gptkbp:category |
gptkb:railway_line
steam locomotives articulated locomotives compound locomotives |
gptkbp:declinedAfter |
mid 20th century
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gptkbp:establishedIn |
1884
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gptkbp:feature |
compound steam expansion
articulated frames pivoting front engine two sets of driving wheels |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mallet steam locomotives
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
Anatole Mallet
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
Anatole Mallet
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gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
Denver and Rio Grande Western K-36 Norfolk and Western Y6 SNCF 241P |
gptkbp:notableFor |
first successful articulated steam locomotive design
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gptkbp:patent |
1884
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gptkbp:periodOfPopularity |
early 20th century
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gptkbp:powers |
steam
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gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:Swiss_Museum_of_Transport
gptkb:Durango_and_Silverton_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad |
gptkbp:primaryUse |
mountain railways
heavy freight logging railroads |
gptkbp:replacedBy |
diesel locomotives
electric locomotives |
gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad gptkb:South_African_Railways gptkb:French_railways gptkb:Norfolk_and_Western_Railway Swiss railways |
gptkbp:usedIn |
railways
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gptkbp:wheelArrangement |
2-10-10-2
2-8-8-2 2-6-6-2 0-4-4-0 0-6-6-0 |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Asmara–Massawa_Railway
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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