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Shay locomotive

geared steam locomotive with offset boiler, vertical cylinders and bevel-gear drive
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Shay locomotive

Summary

Shay locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Shay locomotive is credited with the discovery of Ephraim Shay[2].
  • Shay locomotive's image is recorded as 150-Ton-Shay.jpg[3].
  • Ephraim Shay is named after Shay locomotive[4].
  • Shay locomotive's subclass of is recorded as geared steam locomotive[5].
  • Shay locomotive's subclass of is recorded as articulated locomotive[6].
  • Shay locomotive's has use is recorded as forest railway[7].
  • Shay locomotive's Commons category is recorded as Shay locomotives[8].
  • Shay locomotive's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01v7bk[9].
  • Shay locomotive's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Shay-locomotive[10].
  • Shay locomotive's e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 384[11].

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Works and Contributions

Shay locomotive is credited with the discovery of Ephraim Shay[2].

Why It Matters

Shay locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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