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Garratt
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English
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Etymology
Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.
Noun
A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.
en 1940 December O. S. M. Raw The Rhodesia Railways—II Railway Magazine 640 The 13th class were the first Garratts on the line and on arrival were set to work on the Villa [sic: Vila] Machado-Umtali section, increasing the train load from the 350 tons hauled by the 9th class to 450 tons.
Synonyms
en Beyer-Garratt
Hyponyms
en 0-4-0+0-4-0 the most basic wheel arrangement possible
Further reading
Proper noun
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See also
en Garrett
References
Garratt (surname)
en eponyms
en Rail transportation