A small steam locomotive with a water tank that fits over the top and sides of the boiler like a saddle.
鞍形蒸汽机车
Example sentencesExamples
While in tourist service it carried the name ‘Brillion Pioneer’ on its saddle tank.
The tiny railroad's sole motive power was engine No.6, a 48-ton 2-6 - 2T saddle tank locomotive built in October 1924 by Alco-Cooke for the Knox Railway in Maine.
These diesels solved the traction problem quickly and soon the little saddle tank steamers found their way to the scrap lines.
Darjeeling went in for tiny British saddle tank engines while Matheran and Shimla preferred German side-tankers.
The Duke of York took a ride on Eustace Forth, a saddle tank steam locomotive, when he visited the National Railway Museum yesterday.
Thomas the Tank Engine and his saddle tank engine, Percy, return to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam railway for a Day out with Thomas.
Very small steam engines, often referred to as ‘dinky’ engines, such as small saddle tank engines were used.
Definition of saddle tank in US English:
saddle tank
noun
A small steam locomotive with a water tank that fits over the top and sides of the boiler like a saddle.
鞍形蒸汽机车
Example sentencesExamples
Darjeeling went in for tiny British saddle tank engines while Matheran and Shimla preferred German side-tankers.
The tiny railroad's sole motive power was engine No.6, a 48-ton 2-6 - 2T saddle tank locomotive built in October 1924 by Alco-Cooke for the Knox Railway in Maine.
While in tourist service it carried the name ‘Brillion Pioneer’ on its saddle tank.
Thomas the Tank Engine and his saddle tank engine, Percy, return to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam railway for a Day out with Thomas.
These diesels solved the traction problem quickly and soon the little saddle tank steamers found their way to the scrap lines.
The Duke of York took a ride on Eustace Forth, a saddle tank steam locomotive, when he visited the National Railway Museum yesterday.
Very small steam engines, often referred to as ‘dinky’ engines, such as small saddle tank engines were used.