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Meaning of "tank locomotives"

tank locomotives: This phrase refers to a type of steam locomotive that is equipped with a large water tank to supply water for generating steam. Tank locomotives are designed to operate on lines or routes where there is no immediate access to water sources, making them self-sufficient and suitable for certain types of railway systems
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Locomotives were built as tank locomotives as well as tender locomotives.
Tank locomotives are popular with heritage railways for a number of reasons.
All continued as tank locomotives until their withdrawal.
This type was only used for tank locomotives.
Tank locomotives have advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional tender locomotives.
Motive power was supplied by two Krauss tank locomotives.
Pannier tank locomotives are often seen as iconic of the GWR.
Thus the VI b10 is the tenth batch of Class VI b passenger train tank locomotives.
The three tank locomotives had an outer frame and a Klose drive.
Emma and Molly Luke and Jim 's tank locomotives.
Among these were tank locomotives for Ireland, Spain and the Azores.
The Prussian state railways ' T 9.1 engines were goods train tank locomotives with an axle arrangement of C1 '.
Modernised saddle tank locomotives of similar size were then produced in the 1813 Class.
A large number of short wheelbase tank locomotives ( 0-6-0 ) were supplied to the Manchester Ship Canal Company.

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