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Steam vehicles need a lot of water to create steam, so they carry it onboard. Some locomotives are comprised of two units, with the first one carrying a large boiler and the second, called the tender, carrying a water tank reserve. Others have both the boiler and the tank on a single unit. The single unit locomotives are called tank locomotives, and are usually small and made for shunting or short travel distances.
{{pll|Steam Overview|Steam-powered vehicles}} need plenty of water to generate steam, so they carry it onboard. Some {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|locomotives}} are comprised of two units, with the first one carrying a large {{pll|Boiler|boiler}}, and the second, called the {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|tender}}, carrying a water tank reserve. Others have both the boiler and the tank on a single unit. The single unit locomotives are called tank locomotives, and are usually small and made for {{pll|Shunting|shunting}}, or short travel distances.
 
Water from the storage is supplied to the boiler by a device called the {{pll|Injector|injector}}.
 
If the water storage runs dry it needs to be {{pll|Servicing Overview|refilled}}.


{{See also|Boiler|Injector|Servicing}}
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 18 March 2025

Steam-powered vehicles need plenty of water to generate steam, so they carry it onboard. Some locomotives are comprised of two units, with the first one carrying a large boiler , and the second, called the tender , carrying a water tank reserve. Others have both the boiler and the tank on a single unit. The single unit locomotives are called tank locomotives, and are usually small and made for shunting , or short travel distances.

Water from the storage is supplied to the boiler by a device called the injector .

If the water storage runs dry it needs to be refilled .