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Saint

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005032

A class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR). Introduced in 1902, these engines were revolutionary for their time, incorporating advanced features like long-travel valves and a high-pressure boiler that influenced subsequent British locomotive design. A total of 77 locomotives of the Saint class were built at the GWR's Swindon Works between 1902 and 1913.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005032
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Saint; Spanish: Saint; French: Saint
Record as JSON
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  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
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    "es": "Saint",
    "fr": "Saint"
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}

Record 5,456 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.