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Locomotive BASIC — is a proprietary dialect of the BASIC programming language written by Locomotive Software used only on the Amstrad CPC (where it was built in on ROM). It was the main ancestor of Mallard BASIC, the interpreter for CP/M supplied with the Amstrad… … Wikipedia
Locomotive Software — was a small British software house which did most of its development for Amstrad s home and small business computers of the 1980s.It wrote or contributed significantly to the ROMs of the Amstrad CPC 464, Amstrad CPC 664 and Amstrad CPC 6128 home… … Wikipedia
locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… … Universalium
Locomotive — A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco from a place , ablative of locus , place + Medieval Latin motivus , causing motion , and is a shortened form of the term… … Wikipedia
Locomotive system — The system that permits locomotion, movement from one place to another. The key components of this system are: the bones that are the framework of the skeleton, the joints that hold the bones together and make movement possible, and the muscles… … Medical dictionary
Multi-system (rail) — Not to be confused with Electro diesel locomotive. A Multi system locomotive (also referred to as multi system electric locomotive) is one that is able to operate using more than one railway electrification system,[1] such as the British Rail… … Wikipedia
PRR locomotive classification — Locomotive classification on the Pennsylvania Railroad took several forms. Early on, steam locomotives were given single letter classes. As the 26 letters were quickly assigned, that scheme was abandoned for a more complex system. This was used… … Wikipedia
Diesel locomotive — Three styles of diesel locomotive body: cab unit, hood unit and box cab. These locomotives are operated by Pacific National in Australia … Wikipedia
Electric locomotive — Electric Trains redirects here. For the 1995 Squeeze single, see Electric Trains (song). An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from an external source. Sources include overhead lines, third rail or an on board electricity… … Wikipedia
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
