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What fuel was used in steam ships?
Coal
Do ships run on coal?
Steam ships of old ran on coal. They had big stacks for emitting clouds of black soot. Today's ships are powered primarily by diesel fuel, which burns much cleaner.
Was is coal use for?
Home heating, electricity and was traditionally used as fuel in steam engine ships and trains. Early trains all had a coal car to carry it.
Fuel used by steam trains?
Steam coal
What are was the major fuel for trains and ships?
The main fuel IS diesel fuel for both both trains and ships, most freight trains run on electric motors that are powered in most cases by diesel engined generators, while passenger trains are powered by diesel, or directly from an overhead power line, or electrified rail. Trains of course used to be powered by steam, fired by wood or coal. old sailing ships obviously used to be powered by wind and/or manpower. Later they were powered by steam, usually coal fired, and then by diesel fuel.
What fuel did the first steam locomotive use?
COAL
Where did bunker oil get its' name from?
According to Wikipedia online encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedai.org Bunker fuel is technically any type of fuel oil used aboard ships. It gets its name from the containers on ships and in ports that it is stored in; in the days of steam they were coal bunkers but now they are bunker-fuel tanks.
How is steam used to move ships and trains?
The steam, created by water heated by coal or some other fuel, creates pressure when released into the cylinder, moving the piston, thus moving the train or boat forward or backward.
What is the fuel source for a steam engine?
It depends, mostly coal.
What fuel does a steam train need to work?
Coal or wood
Where does the steam locomotive get it energy from?
Burning fuel, which may be coal, wood, fuel oil, etc.
How do steam power cars ploutated the air?
You have to burn fuel (be it wood, coal, fuel oil, etc) to heat the water to make the steam. Burning the fuel creates pollution.
