locomotive
railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train
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Summary
locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,725 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Manufacturer: rail industry[2]
- Subclass of: railway traction vehicle[3], motor vehicle[4]
- Part of: train[5]
- Commons category: Locomotives[6]
- Has part(s): train driver's cab[7], coach[8], engine[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Locomotives[10]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox locomotive[16]
- Used by: Drużyna trakcyjna[17]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Locomotive[18]
- Different from: Lokomotywa (wiersz)[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Locomotives by view[21]
- P14864: veturi[22]
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Influence
Things named for locomotive include FC Lokomotiv Moscow[23], an association football club[24], in Russia[25], founded in 1923[26], headquartered in Moscow[27].
Why It Matters
locomotive has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] locomotive is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for locomotive include FC Lokomotiv Moscow[23], an association football club[24], in Russia[25], founded in 1923[26], headquartered in Moscow[27].