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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|Rail Vehicle Types|Steam vehicles}} need a lot of water to create {{pll|Steam Overview|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|Shuntin|shunting}} or short travel distances. | ||
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Revision as of 12:17, 11 March 2025
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.
See also: Boiler, Injector, Servicing Overview