Locomotive

A self-propelled vehicle that pulls or pushes other vehicles: steam, diesel or electric.

Dutch

locomotief

German

Lokomotive

Articles using this term

• Märklin C Track curved turnouts: a passing loop in the curve
• Cork and sound deadening under your track
• Laying track: from plan to baseboard
• Rail joiners and joints: current and alignment
• DCC and Märklin Motorola: digital protocols
• The starter set oval does not fit on your table
• DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
• Analogue or digital control?
• The tightest curve radius in N and what it means for your baseboard
• Sectional track or flexible track: which should you choose?
• Mixing Märklin and two-rail: why it does not work
• The double slip: when you need one
• A TT layout on 140 x 70 cm: what fits?
• Gradients: how steep can a model train climb?
• Sidings and buffer stops: why and where
• Train runs jerkily: dirty track or wheels
• Left, right and symmetrical turnouts explained
• Terminus or through station?
• Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
• An N layout on 100 x 50 cm: what fits?
• Shunting puzzle: designing a small yard
• Shuttle line: running back and forth without a loop
• Roco geoLine or Roco Line: the differences side by side
• An H0 layout on 240 x 120 cm: what fits?
• Locomotive stalls on the frog
• H0, N, TT or Z: which scale fits your space?
• Give your old box of track a second life
• Eras I to VI: what do they mean?
• How much space do you need for a Märklin C track layout?
• Train derails at the turnout: causes and fixes
• The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit
• Märklin C track or Märklin K track: the differences side by side

See also

• Rolling stock
• Decoder
• Multiple unit