Editing Steam Locomotive

[[File: Wiki Navy.png|right]]
A [[Steam Locomotive]] is used for mass transit of [[passenger]]s and/or [[cargo]].
* It is a type of [[civilian vehicle]] and a type of [[Railroad Locomotive]].
* It operates on [[train]] networks.
* It is an element of [[infrastructure]].
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
Steam locomotives have [[External Combustion|external combustion]] engines: the combustion of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]] within a firebox or burner heats a sealed tank of water, turning it to pressurized steam. This steam powers pistons, which in turn transmit power to the driving wheels through interlocking rods.
* Steam locomotives typically operate on [[Railroad Train|railroad]] networks.
* They are operated using [[Control Panel|mechanical controls]].
* They carry an onboard supply of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]] and [[water]].

Large [[External Combustion|external combustion]] engines (as used in locomotives and maritime vessels where the overall [[power plant|engine]] weight is relatively unimportant) can reach relatively high effective efficiencies. As such they remain an important element of [[infrastructure]] at the end of the [[TL:1-3]] epoch and throughout the [[TL:4-6]] epoch.
* Suitable [[Ship Fuel|fuel]] can be obtained from a variety of sources - its primary characteristic is that it can burn and produce heat. The most commonly used are fossil varieties such as coal, organics such as wood, or refined [[Ship Fuel|hydrocarbons]].
* Water must be topped up on a regular basis. Allowing the locomotive to run dry can have catastrophic consequences.

=== Image Repository ===
A variety of early ([[TL-3]]) steam locomotives and rolling stock, used to haul [[passenger]]s and [[cargo|freight]]. <br>[[File:Early Era Steam Locomotives 16 July 2019a.jpg]]

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
No information yet available. 

=== Expected Train Development Sequence ===
MACRO LEVEL: [[TL:1-9]]:
* ''Network Type:'' [[Land Train]] → [[Railroad Train]] → [[Monorail Train]] → [[Funicular Train]] → [[Subway Train]] → [[Atmospheric Train]] → [[Hover Train]] → [[Maglev Train]] → [[Sky Train]]
* ''Motive Power:'' [[Steam Locomotive]] → [[Cog Locomotive]] → [[Light Rail Locomotive]] → [[Internal Combustion Locomotive]] → [[Diesel Locomotive]] → [[Electric Locomotive]] → [[High Speed Locomotive]]

MACRO LEVEL: [[TL:10-18]]
* [[Hyperloop Train]] → [[Gravlev Train]] → [[Grav Train]]

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Wikipedia|Train}}
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
{{Sources
|S1= TBD
|S2= TBD
|S3= TBD
|S4= TBD
|S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S7= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


{{LEN|Infrastructure|Transportation|Vehicle Type}}