Sunday, September 27, 2009

Train Sets: Locomotive is different from train engine

Train Sets: Locomotive is different from train engine: A locomotive is not a train engine, it is a railway vehicle and it is used for many purposes. There are many different types of locomotives such as steam locomotive, diesel locomotive, electric locomotive, hydrail, gas-turbine electric locomotive and hybrid locomotives. The hybrid locomotives use rechargeable energy storage system and it is used in most of the current generation locomotives.

In a train, the engine is attached in the front and it performs various operations to run the train. The pilot engine is a locomotive attached to the front and it enables double heading and banking engine helps a train to run from the rear. You can get differently designed locomotives and train accessories from various online stores.

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