reversing gear

English

Noun

reversing gear (plural reversing gears)

  1. A mechanism used to control the direction of travel of a steam locomotive.
    • 1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, page 209:
      The steam reversing gear has been dispensed with and in its place a screw gear has been provided.
    • 1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Salute to the "Claud Hamiltons" & "Directors"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 115:
      A new type of air-inducing ring improved considerably the atomising and distribution of the oil fuel in the firebox, and it was advanced practice for the period that the new engine was equipped with compressed air operation of both the reversing gear and the water-scoop.

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