Locomotives in a sentence

We have 44 coaches, six locomotives and two sets of diesel multiple units making additional 15 coaches and four locomotives.

Cardiff Locomotive Workshops opened in 1928, primarily as a major repair centre for New South Wales Government Railways locomotives, although it did build twelve 38 class and two 58 class locomotives.

Electro-diesel locomotives are built to run as diesel-electric on unelectrified sections and as electric locomotives on electrified sections.

Locomotives in numismatics Locomotives have been a subject for collectors' coins and medals.

Mixed traffic locomotives (US English: general purpose or road switcher locomotives) are built to provide elements of both requirements.

Motive power A RegioSwinger multiple unit of the Croatian Railways Steam locomotives are locomotives with a steam engine that provides adhesion.

Of the three, electric transmission has proven the most popular, and although diesel-hydraulic locomotives have certain advantages and are continuously used in some European countries, most modern Diesel-powered locomotives are diesel-electric.

Remote control locomotives main In the second half of the twentieth century remote control locomotives started to enter service in switching operations, being remotely controlled by an operator outside of the locomotive cab.

Starting during the 1940s, the non-electrified railways in most countries had their steam locomotives replaced by diesel -electric locomotives, with the process being almost complete by 2000.

Steam-diesel hybrid locomotives main Britain, Russia and Italy have tried steam-diesel hybrid locomotives, with limited success.

There are many other examples of electric locomotives operating for more than half a century with minimal overhaul, and it is not unusual for electric locomotives to be operating close to their centenary.

With the order of 12 new Chinese locomotives, built specially for Cuban Railways at China Northern Locomotives and Rolling Stock Works, services have been improving in reliability.

A loophole in the Clean Air Act allows locomotives to remain in operation indefinitely, and many are 60-70 years old.

Amidst this, India provided 20 more locomotives (engines) as a grant to Bangladesh Railways.

Because the government is not investing enough in rail, mining companies now have to pay the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to fix its broken-down locomotives and wagons to make them usable.

Fire and Rescue NSW zone commander Stewart Alexander said three locomotives had derailed and were on their sides and 10 carriages were damaged.

For example, we were awarded about $15 million of new business for electric locomotives in Q2.

Four locomotives and nine empty cars derailed in Summers County near the New River, CSX said.

Individuals of Chinese origin have been indicted in recent years for the theft of proprietary information relating to locomotives, semiconductors, solar panels and other high-tech products.

It marks something of a low for a line that was once the domain of gleaming steam locomotives such as the now preserved 'Duchess of Sutherland' and 'Royal Scot'.