"Driving Wheels" is a song by Australian rock singer, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in January 1988 as the second single from Barnes' third studio album, Freight Train Heart. The song peaked at number 12 in Australia while reaching No. 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[1]
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turbine locomotive). On a conventional, non-articulated locomotive, the drivingwheels are all coupled together with side rods (also known as coupling rods);...
"DrivingWheels" is a song by Australian rock singer, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in January 1988 as the second single from Barnes' third studio album...
designates consecutive pairs of wheels (informally "axles") with a number for non-drivingwheels and a capital letter for drivingwheels (A=1, B=2, etc.) So a Whyte...
A coupling rod or side rod connects the drivingwheels of a locomotive. Steam locomotives in particular usually have them, but some diesel and electric...
form counts the number of leading wheels, then the number of drivingwheels, and finally the number of trailing wheels, numbers being separated by dashes...
called a truck (in North America). The powered wheels under the locomotive are called drivingwheels. Wheels are initially cast or forged and then heat-treated...
steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using multiple pairs of cylinders to drive multiple driving wheel set groups. Such a locomotive...
located in front of the drivingwheels. The axle or axles of the leading wheels are normally located on a leading truck. Leading wheels are used to help the...
factors: input torque to the drivingwheels, the wheel diameter, coefficient of friction (μ) between the drivingwheels and supporting surface, and the...
unpowered wheel or axle (wheelset) located behind the drivingwheels. The axle of the trailing wheels is usually located in a trailing truck. On some large...
Sand dome Holds sand that is directed on to the rail in front of the drivingwheels to improve traction, especially in wet or icy conditions or when vegetation...
the main roll replaces the front wheels and axle that would be fitted to a traction engine, and the drivingwheels are smooth-tired. The word steamroller...
substituted plate frames, provided larger boilers and 7 ft 0 in (2.134 m) drivingwheels. The first twenty were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1851–1853...
the drivetrain is to couple the engine that produces the power to the drivingwheels that use this mechanical power to rotate the axle. This connection involves...
locomotive that divided the driving force on its wheels by using three pairs of cylinders to drive three sets of drivingwheels. Any such locomotive will...
reciprocating pistons which are connected to the locomotive's main wheels, known as the "drivingwheels". Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the locomotive...
Adhesive weight is the weight on the drivingwheels of a locomotive, which determines the frictional grip between wheels and rail, and hence the drawbar pull...
arrangement, meaning that it had two pairs of cylinders, each driving two pairs of drivingwheels. To achieve stability at fast passenger train speeds (above...
four-wheel leading truck for stability entering curves, two sets of eight drivingwheels and a four-wheel trailing truck to support the large firebox. Today...
Hybrid vehicle drivetrains transmit power to the drivingwheels for hybrid vehicles. A hybrid vehicle has multiple forms of motive power. Hybrids come...
fed steam at boiler pressure to high-pressure cylinders driving the rear set of drivingwheels (rigidly connected to the boiler). The exhaust steam from...
improve traction when drivingwheels start to slip. Adhesion is caused by friction, with maximum tangential force produced by a driving wheel before slipping...