Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms

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← Previous revision Revision as of 12:43, 26 April 2026 Line 196: Line 196: ; Mickey Mouse ; Mickey Mouse : An [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0|Ivatt 2MT]] class [[2-6-0]] steam locomotive<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Steam Railway |date=November 2007 |volume=343 |title=Bridgnorth's stalwart 'Mickey Mouse' is focus of charter |last=Hopkins |first=Simon |page=24}}</ref> : An [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0|Ivatt 2MT]] class [[2-6-0]] steam locomotive<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Steam Railway |date=November 2007 |volume=343 |title=Bridgnorth's stalwart 'Mickey Mouse' is focus of charter |last=Hopkins |first=Simon |page=24}}</ref> ;Milk Float : A [[British Rail Class 313]] electric multiple unit, due to the distinctive humming sound made by this class of EMU<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL8jEtCTEy0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nL8jEtCTEy0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Departing Polegate class 313 milk float on a Hastings to Brighton service|website=[[YouTube]]|date=25 October 2014|access-date=13 March 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ; Motion ; Motion : Collective term for the [[connecting rod]], [[coupling rod]]s, and [[valve gear]]—forms part of the [[Steam locomotive#Running gear|running gear]]<ref name="Semmens & Goldfinch, Steam locomotives, Motion">{{cite book |last1=Semmens |first1=P.W.B. |last2=Goldfinch |first2=A.J. |title=How Steam Locomotives Really Work |pages=177–185 |isbn=978-0-19-860782-3 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |date=2000 |ref=Semmens & Goldfinch, Steam locomotives }}</ref> : Collective term for the [[connecting rod]], [[coupling rod]]s, and [[valve gear]]—forms part of the [[Steam locomotive#Running gear|running gear]]<ref name="Semmens & Goldfinch, Steam locomotives, Motion">{{cite book |last1=Semmens |first1=P.W.B. |last2=Goldfinch |first2=A.J. |title=How Steam Locomotives Really Work |pages=177–185 |isbn=978-0-19-860782-3 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |date=2000 |ref=Semmens & Goldfinch, Steam locomotives }}</ref>