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Steam locomotive components
Glossary of the main components of a typical steam locomotive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main components found on a typical steam locomotive include:
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The diagram, which is not to scale, is a composite of various designs in the late steam era. Some components shown are not the same as, or are not present, on some locomotives – for example, on smaller or articulated types. Conversely, some locomotives have components not listed here.