steam railway
Coal-powered train route
A steam railway is a railroad that uses steam locomotives for power.
The term distinguishes older or heritage rail lines from those using diesel or electric traction.
Most steam railways today operate as tourist attractions or historical preservations: We took the kids on the steam railway through the mountains.
- heritage railwaysRestored historic rail lines
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
George Stephenson · piston · coal · coal tender · Industrial Revolution · Victorian era · narrow gauge · signal box · trainspotting · viaduct · wheels · station · stoker · tender · locomotive · turntable · whistle · driver
- rail systemsmetro, subway, monorail, streetcar, tram
- Isle of WightNewport, Yarmouth, Freshwater, Northwood, Newtown
- Isle of ManMann, Isle of Man, Douglas, Manx cat, Castletown
- Northeast WalesWrexham, Trevor, Loggerheads
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Rail system using current
maglev · electric train · diesel locomotive · electric locomotive · high-speed rail
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Major road for travel
motorway · airline · canal · air travel · road transport
steam railwayhyperloop
Sealed tube transport system
high-speed rail · monorail · maglev train · maglev · light rail
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