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Steam trains were once widespread, and changed the world. A steam engine is an external combustion engine, meaning that the fuel burns outside the engine. In modern internal combustion engines the petrol or diesel burns inside the engine, and the gases produced expand and push the cylinders, and this motion eventually turns the wheels. In the steam engine the fuel burns in an external fire box. The heat boils the water to make steam, which pushes the cylinders. So it depends exactly what you mean by 'run'. Certainly there were and are steam trains, but the steam doesn't provide the energy to make it go, the fuel does.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoSteam can be used to transfer power, but it can't be used for fuel.
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Is an electric train faster then a steam one?
a electric train is faster than a steam engine
How many cylinders in train?
It depends on the type of train. A steam powered train only needs on cylinder. Modern trains are actually run by electric motors! The motors are powered by powerful diesel engines that generate electricity as the motors need it.
Who first invented the steam train in 1914?
No one, the steam train was invented beginning in 1780's and finally succeeding in about 1830. (By a large number of people.)
Who was the steam train invented by?
Richard trevick
What fuel does a steam train need to work?
Coal or wood
What happen in Robot Chicken Blow Some Steam?
In Robot Chicken Blow Some Steam the train was high jacked. The robber wants the train to run into the building.
What is a steam train?
A train that runs on steam. But first you need the coal and fire and shovel.
What is the German word for steam train?
Steam train translates as Dampflokomotive.
When did the last steam powered Canadian National passenger train run from Vancouver BC?
Seems to be 1961
When was A Steam Train Passes created?
A Steam Train Passes was created in 1974.
What was the first steam train called?
The first steam train was called the rocket.
What kind of train was the first train?
steam train
What can you use a steam train for?
A steam train is used for getting material over countries.
If a steam train is going east which direction is the smoke blowing?
there is no smoke its a steam train
What is the difference between a steam boat and a train?
a steam boat is on the water and a train is on railroad tracks
Is an electric train faster then a steam one?
a electric train is faster than a steam engine
Who invented the Victorian steam train?
George Stepehenson invented the first successful steam train.
