The efficient horse power of a locomotive may be very small, while its nominal horse power may be very large, and the very best locomotives expend a vast amount of power in proportion to their ...

McGonigal described it best in Trains ' June 1995 issue ... semi-independently from the boiler and second engine to help the locomotive negotiate curves while still receiving the necessary ...

The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities. On the day of ...