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Steel. various alloys including some copper-oriented are used in the vital tubes. it is true the Big Boy and similar Mallets ( locomotives with two sets of driving wheels, in colloquial parlance) had 5280 feet of stacked tubes- yes, one mile, as did the French experimental model intended for use in the Alps.
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∙ 13y agoMagnesium, copper, and titanium.
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In the time of the steam locomotive, mainly steel, with some copper and brass. Today they are still mainly steel, but with other metals, including a lot of aluminum and copper in the wiring (diesel-electric locomotives)
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∙ 13y agoSteam engines are primarily made out of cast iron and steel with some brass, copper and bronze.
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When was Sibiu Steam Locomotives Museum created?
Sibiu Steam Locomotives Museum was created in 1994.
When did steam locomotives get to the US?
when they wanted to:)
What is a steam railway?
A railway (or railroad) that uses steam-powered locomotives.
What is a steam locomotives front called?
Smokebox
Who invented the steam-driven locomotives?
your mother
Can steam locomotives go uphill?
Of course!
Who developed steam-powered locomotives?
Trevithick
What has the author E H Sawford written?
E. H. Sawford has written: 'Cambridge-Kettering line steam' -- subject(s): British Rail, British Rail. Eastern Region, History, Locomotives, Pictorial works 'The last days of steam on the Eastern Region' -- subject(s): History, Railroads, Steam locomotives 'British railways steam in the 1950s' -- subject(s): British Rail (Firm), Locomotives 'Showman's road locomotives' 'Steaming on' -- subject(s): Steam-engines 'LNER six-coupled tank locomotives, 1948-68' 'British railways steam in the 1960s' -- subject(s): Locomotives 'The last days of steam in Cambridgeshire' -- subject(s): British Rail (Firm), Locomotives, Railroads
What has the author Gustav Reder written?
Gustav Reder has written: 'Die Welt der Dampflokomotive' -- subject(s): History, Locomotives 'The world of steam locomotives' -- subject(s): History, Steam locomotives 'Clockwork, steam and electric' -- subject(s): Models, Railroads
What are steam locomotives fueled by?
Steam locomotives are fueled by burning combustible materials such as coal, wood or oil. There are both fuel and water suppliers carried with the locomotive.
What did native Americans call locomotives?
Steam Trains
Which year did the production of steam locomotives stop?
By 1949
