Etymology

Garratt

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Today it means: A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler. Full definition →

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The story

Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.

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