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{{pll|Steam Overview|Steam-powered vehicles}} need | {{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. |
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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.