Napier DelticThe Napier Deltic engine is a British opposed-piston valveless, supercharged uniflow scavenged, two-stroke diesel engine used in marine and locomotive applications, designed and produced by D. Napier & Son. Unusually, the cylinders were disposed in a three-bank triangle, with a crankshaft at each corner of the triangle. The term Deltic (meaning "in the form of the Greek letter (capital) delta") is used to refer to both the Deltic E.
Non-road engineNon-road engines are engines that are used for other purposes than a motor vehicle that is used on a public roadway. The term is commonly used by regulators to classify the engines in order to control their emissions. Non-road engines are used in a wide range of applications which may include machinery and non-road vehicles. In many jurisdictions, the term non-road engine is assumed to refer to the engines that have mobility or portability, which is separated from the term stationary engine.
Frein automatiquethumb|Poignée de commande et valve d'un système Westinghouse de 1909. Le frein à air automatique est un système de freinage à air comprimé inventé par George Westinghouse en 1872 et utilisé sur tous les engins et trains actuels. Il est fondé sur un principe de sécurité qui permet de desserrer les freins uniquement lorsqu'il est mis sous pression et sans avaries. Dans le cas contraire (rupture d'attelage, fuite importante...), la baisse de pression entraîne le serrage automatique des freins et provoque l'arrêt du train, le frein est dit automatique.
Diesel generatorA diesel generator (DG) (also known as a diesel genset) is the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator) to generate electrical energy. This is a specific case of engine generator. A diesel compression-ignition engine is usually designed to run on diesel fuel, but some types are adapted for other liquid fuels or natural gas. Diesel generating sets are used in places without connection to a power grid, or as an emergency power supply if the grid fails, as well as for more complex applications such as peak-lopping, grid support, and export to the power grid.
Signalisation en cabineLa signalisation en cabine ou de cabine consiste à afficher les informations habituellement données par la signalisation latérale directement en cabine. Ceci est devenu nécessaire avec l'avènement des trains à grande vitesse, ouvrant des vitesses commerciales très élevées : le temps de présence d'un signal dans le champ de vision du conducteur est considéré comme insuffisant, aux vitesses supérieures à 160 km/h, pour avoir l'assurance qu'il soit vu et correctement interprété.
Stationary engineA stationary engine is an engine whose framework does not move. They are used to drive immobile equipment, such as pumps, generators, mills or factory machinery, or cable cars. The term usually refers to large immobile reciprocating engines, principally stationary steam engines and, to some extent, stationary internal combustion engines. Other large immobile power sources, such as steam turbines, gas turbines, and large electric motors, are categorized separately.
