steam locomotive

Summary

steam locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,302 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• steam locomotive is the creator of Richard Trevithick^[2].
• steam locomotive is a type of locomotive^[3].
• steam locomotive is a type of steam-powered rail vehicle^[4].
• steam locomotive is a type of vehicle^[5].
• steam locomotive is used for heritage railway^[6].
• steam locomotive's Commons category is recorded as Steam locomotives^[7].
• steam locomotive's Unicode character is recorded as 🚂^[8].
• steam locomotive's powered by is recorded as steam engine^[9].
• steam locomotive's powered by is recorded as steam turbine^[10].
• steam locomotive comprises steam engine^[11].
• steam locomotive comprises steam boiler^[12].
• steam locomotive comprises train driver's cab^[13].
• steam locomotive comprises driving wheel^[14].
• steam locomotive comprises leading wheel^[15].
• steam locomotive comprises trailing wheel^[16].
• steam locomotive comprises railway coupler^[17].
• steam locomotive comprises cowcatcher^[18].
• steam locomotive comprises chimney^[19].
• steam locomotive comprises steam dome^[20].
• steam locomotive comprises aircraft canopy^[21].
• steam locomotive comprises train whistle^[22].
• steam locomotive comprises fuel bunker^[23].
• steam locomotive's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1814^[24].
• steam locomotive's source of energy is recorded as coal^[25].
• steam locomotive's source of energy is recorded as firewood^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include locomotive^[3], steam-powered rail vehicle^[4], and vehicle^[5].

Use and Application

steam locomotive is used for heritage railway^[6]. Components include steam engine^[11], an engineering term^[27]; steam boiler^[12]; train driver's cab^[13]; driving wheel^[14]; leading wheel^[15]; and trailing wheel^[16].

Influence

Things named for steam locomotive include sl^[28], a command^[29], founded in 1987^[30].

Why It Matters

steam locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,302 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include sl^[28], a command^[29], founded in 1987^[30].