nonelectrified
Lacking electrical current
Not powered by or connected to electricity.
A nonelectrified railway uses diesel or steam locomotives rather than drawing power from overhead wires or a third rail.
The term often describes infrastructure that lacks electrical service: nonelectrified rural areas, nonelectrified fencing.
Requiring no portable power
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- unwiredNot connected electrically
- manualWritten instructions for use
- hand-poweredOperated by human force
human-powered · nonmotorized · unplugged · disconnected · powerless · dead · inactive · inert
Spring-driven gear system
- hand-crankManual rotating handle
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
- leversForce-multiplying pivot bars
hydraulics · pistons · flywheel · camshaft · linkages · ratchet · winch · treadle
Flammable petroleum distillate
- candlelitLit by wax flames
- woodstoveEnclosed firebox for heating
- coal-firedPowered by burning anthracite
- gas-litLit by burning fuel
outback · bush · remote · off-grid · developing · frontier · homestead · agrarian
Compression-ignition fuel
- catenaryGravity-formed suspension curve
- tramwayRail system for carriages
- sidingExterior wall covering
- narrow-gaugeSubstandard rail spacing
batteryless
Requiring no portable power
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- unwiredNot connected electrically
- manualWritten instructions for use
hand-powered · human-powered · nonmotorized · unplugged · disconnected · powerless · dead · inactive · inert · idle
clockwork
Spring-driven gear system
- hand-crankManual rotating handle
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
levers · hydraulics · pistons · flywheel · camshaft · linkages · ratchet · winch · treadle · bellows
kerosene
Flammable petroleum distillate
- candlelitLit by wax flames
- woodstoveEnclosed firebox for heating
- coal-firedPowered by burning anthracite
gas-lit · outback · bush · remote · off-grid · developing · frontier · homestead · agrarian · subsistence
diesel
Compression-ignition fuel
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