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4 March 2023

  • curprev 21:3521:35, 4 March 2023 LostPlanetKD73 Message Wall contribs 26,052 bytes +104 Adding categories undo
  • curprev 21:1821:18, 4 March 2023 LB&SCR E2 Message Wall contribs 25,948 bytes +25,948 Created page with "A '''compound locomotive''' is a steam locomotive which is powered by a compound engine, a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. The locomotive was only one application of compounding. Two and three stages were used in ships, for example. Compounding became popular for railway locomotives from the early 1880s and by the 1890s were becoming common. Large numbers were constructed, mostly two- and four-cylinde..." Tag: Visual edit
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