Longitudinal section of a typical British passenger steam locomotive, 1888. The firebox heated the boiler tubes, producing steam to drive the locomotive. From 'The Popular Encyclopaedia'. (London, 1888).


Longitudinal section of a typical British passenger steam locomotive, 1888. The firebox heated the boiler tubes, producing steam to drive the locomotive. From 'The Popular Encyclopaedia'. (London, 1888).


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