Mallet steam locomotives

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf articulated steam locomotive
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
gptkbp:establishedIn 1884
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
gptkbp:inventedBy Anatole Mallet
gptkbp:namedAfter Anatole Mallet
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
gptkbp:patent 1884
gptkbp:periodOfPopularity early 20th century
gptkbp:powers steam
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
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7