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Tender engine

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005928

A type of steam locomotive that carries its fuel and water in a separate, coupled vehicle called a tender. This configuration provides greater capacity for fuel and water, giving the locomotive a longer range than a tank engine of similar size. The Great Western Railway's 'King' class is a well-known example of a powerful tender engine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005928
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymstender locomotive; tender loco
TranslationsGerman: Tender-Lokomotive; Spanish: locomotora ténder; French: locomotive-tender
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005928",
  "term": "Tender engine",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A type of steam locomotive that carries its fuel and water in a separate, coupled vehicle called a tender. This configuration provides greater capacity for fuel and water, giving the locomotive a longer range than a tank engine of similar size. The Great Western Railway's 'King' class is a well-known example of a powerful tender engine.",
  "synonyms": [
    "tender locomotive",
    "tender loco"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tender-Lokomotive",
    "es": "locomotora ténder",
    "fr": "locomotive-tender"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/tender-engine/"
}

Record 6,473 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.