FS Class 741 II, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 23 relations: Axle load, BR Standard Class 9F 92020-9, British Rail, Caprotti valve gear, Coal, Deutsche Bundesbahn, DRB Class 42, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station, Franco-Crosti boiler, FS Class 740, Injector, Loading gauge, National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa, Puster Valley, Sicily, Thomas & Friends, Veneto, Verona, Vincenzo Nicoli, Walschaerts valve gear, World War II, 2-8-0.

2. 1′D h2 locomotives
3. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane steam locomotives
4. Railway locomotives introduced in 1954

Axle load

The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight bearing on the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle.

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BR Standard Class 9F 92020-9

British Railways Standard Class 9F steam locomotives Nos 92020-9 were experimentally built with Franco-Crosti boilers, thus forming a subclass.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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Caprotti valve gear

The Caprotti valve gear is a type of steam engine valve gear invented in the early 1920s by Italian architect and engineer Arturo Caprotti.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.

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Deutsche Bundesbahn

The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB (German Federal Railway) was formed as the state railway of the newly established West Germany (FRG) on 7 September 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG).

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DRB Class 42

The DRB Class 42Wartime locomotives classes are prefixed DRB (Deutsche Reichsbahn) to distinguish them from those introduced by the DRG (prefixed DRG), which became defunct in 1937, and those introduced later by the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (prefixed DR). FS Class 741 II and DRB Class 42 are Freight locomotives.

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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ("Italian State Railways JSC"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate services and other services in Italy and other European countries.

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Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station

Firenze Santa Maria Novella (in English Florence Santa Maria Novella) or Stazione di Santa Maria Novella is the main railway station in Florence, Italy.

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Franco-Crosti boiler

The Franco–Crosti boiler is a type of boiler used for steam locomotives.

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FS Class 740

The Ferrovie dello Stato (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 740 (Gruppo 740) is a class of 2-8-0 'Consolidation' steam locomotives. FS Class 741 II and FS Class 740 are 1′D h2 locomotives, 2-8-0 locomotives, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane steam locomotives, Freight locomotives and Standard gauge locomotives of Italy.

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Injector

An injector is a system of ducting and nozzles used to direct the flow of a high-pressure fluid in such a way that a lower pressure fluid is entrained in the jet and carried through a duct to a region of higher pressure.

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Loading gauge

A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads.

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National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa

The National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa (italic) is close to the Naples–Portici railway.

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Puster Valley

The Puster Valley (Val Pusteria; Pustertal) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends until series 7, and later Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! from series 22 onwards) is a British children's television series that aired for 24 series and 584 episodes from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021.

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Veneto

Veneto or the Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the north-east of the country.

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Verona

Verona (Verona or Veròna) is a city on the River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants.

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Vincenzo Nicoli

Vincenzo Nicoli (born 27 July 1958) is a British actor who appears in film, television and theatre.

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Walschaerts valve gear

The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam locomotives, invented by Belgian railway engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels. FS Class 741 II and 2-8-0 are 2-8-0 locomotives.

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See also

1′D h2 locomotives

• China Railways KD7
• DR Class 25.10
• DRG Class 56.2–8
• FS Class 735
• FS Class 736
• FS Class 737
• FS Class 740
• FS Class 741 II
• GCR Class 8K
• GNR Class O1
• LMS Stanier Class 8F
• LNER Class O4
• LNER Thompson Class O1
• MÁV Class 411
• Prussian G 8.2
• Rhaetian Railway G 4/5
• SEK Class Θγ
• SNCB Type 29
• USATC S160 Class

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane steam locomotives

• FS Class 103
• FS Class 113
• FS Class 122
• FS Class 170
• FS Class 290
• FS Class 310
• FS Class 396
• FS Class 400
• FS Class 410
• FS Class 420
• FS Class 470
• FS Class 480
• FS Class 552
• FS Class 600
• FS Class 625
• FS Class 640 II
• FS Class 650
• FS Class 670
• FS Class 680
• FS Class 685
• FS Class 690 II
• FS Class 691
• FS Class 735
• FS Class 736
• FS Class 737
• FS Class 740
• FS Class 741 II
• FS Class 744
• FS Class 745
• FS Class 746
• FS Class 835
• FS Class 851
• FS Class 910
• FS Class 940
• Locomotives LVCI 1-50, 155-164
• Locomotives SFM 1-34
• Mastodonte dei Giovi (locomotive)

Railway locomotives introduced in 1954

• ALCO RSD-7
• ALCO S-5
• BHP Newcastle 32 class
• BR Standard Class 3 2-6-0
• BR Standard Class 5 73050
• BR Standard Class 7 70048 The Territorial Army 1908–1958
• BR Standard Class 8
• BR Standard Class 9F
• Belgian Railways Class 70
• British Rail Class D1/1
• CIÉ 501 Class
• CIÉ 801 Class
• Commonwealth Railways NSU class
• DR Class 25.10
• DR Class 65.10
• DR Class 99.23-24
• DSB Class MY
• Delta Valley and Southern 50
• EMD E9
• EMD FP9
• EMD G8
• EMD GP9
• EMD SD9
• EMD SW1200
• EMD SW600
• EMD SW900
• FS Class 741 II
• Indian locomotive class WDS-2
• JNR Class EH10
• Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C
• MLW RS-10
• NSB Di 2
• NSB Di 3
• NSB El 12
• NZR DF class (1954)
• NZR DSB class
• Norfolk and Western 2300
• Rhodesia Railways 16A class
• Rhodesia Railways 20th class
• SNCF BB 13000
• SNCF Class BB 12000
• SNCF Class CC 14100
• South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4
• South African Class GO 4-8-2+2-8-4
• Sri Lanka Railways M2
• Victorian Railways J class (1954)
• WAGR X class

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FS_Class_741_II