Technical Steam Information

This page is provided to bring together technical information on steam locomotives and their auxiliaries and add-ons. Those shown here don't necessarily fit under the 'modern steam' section of this site but are still felt to be both useful and relevant.

Information on modern steam technologies can be found here:

LMA Handbook

Published in 1949 the Locomotive Manufacturers Association Handbook contains all sorts of useful information ranging from limits and fits to translations on English terms in French, Spanish, Portuguese and German. It is presented below in the sections the book is divided into.

Part I - History of the British Locomotive Industry & Part II - Enquiries	Part III - British Standard Specifications	Part IV - Section 1 - Dictionary of Locomotive Terms with Diagrams	Part IV - Section 2 - Locomotive Accessories
Part IV - Section 3(a) - Locomotive Common Parts and General Terms Materials Tools	Part IV - Section 3 (b) - Locomotive Design and Engineering Terms Running Shed and Rolling Stock Permanent Way Terms	Part V - Manufacturing Limits and Fits	Part VI - Technical Data

Mechanical Lubricators

The Silvertown Mechanical Lubricator

Steam Driven Air Compressors

Knorr Bremse Zweistufige Dampfluftpumpe mit P-Steuerung	Knorr Bremse Zweistufige Dampfluftpumpe mit Hohlventilen und Schmierpumpe	Tolkien - Steuerung für zweistfuge Luftpumpen