What is a tank engine?

all about Thomas. Thomas the tank Engine is a merchandizing phenomenon that includes small wooden train sets, videotapes, books, clothing, and official website and tons of fans sites. If you look at Thomas and his friends, there are a few things to notice. First, there's Edward, Henry, Gordon and James, and they all have coal cars like normal steam engines do. But Thomas has no coal car. Thomas has these big

square tanks beside his cylindrical boiler. The other engines do not have these tanks, and Thomas is carrying his own coal and a small bin behind the cab. The square tanks beside the boiler are what make Thomas a tank engine. In real life, the tanks might hold between one thousand and two thousand gallons of water, depending on the engine. Tank Engines Evolved is a way to handle short lines and switching duties in a train yard. The engine carries a small amount of coal behind the cab and water

in its tanks. A tank engine is therefore self contained and it doesn't need a coal car. That makes it lighter, smaller, and less expensive, but gives it a pretty limited range before it has to be recold and rewatered. Tank engines were not very common in the United States, but they were very common in England, so Thomas the tank Engine is a fairly authentic depiction of a form of short haul steam engine. The other engines in the series are

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