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This is an infobox for steam, diesel, diesel-electric, electro-diesel or electric locomotives.
For Electric Multiple Units, Diesel Multiple Units and carriages, use {{Infobox train}}
instead. (The template {{Infobox German railway vehicle}}
is for direct translations of German Wikipedia articles, and should not be generally used.)
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Parameters
All parameters are optional:
- name - The name that will appear above the top line of the infobox. If it is the name of a specific locomotive, then it should be in italics, as per WP:ITALIC, e.g.
|name = ''Mallard''
. - image - The filename for the infobox image. Use the bare image name, i.e.
|image=Example.jpg
not|image=[[File:Example.jpg]]
- alt - alternative text for the image, displayed when the image cannot be shown (such as for visually impaired users, or for spoken articles)
- imagesize - The size of the image in pixels (as in
imagesize= 200
), default value is 300; to use the image's actual size, specify imagesize as a blank value (as inimagesize= |
). - caption - The image caption that will be displayed
- hatnote - A label-less centered text field for notices. Appears below powertype.
- powertype - The type of power that the locomotive employs (e.g. "Steam", "Diesel", "Diesel-electric", "Electro-diesel", "Electric", etc.)
- designer - The name of the locomotive's designer
- builder - The locomotive builder
- ordernumber - The locomotive's order number(s)
- serialnumber - The locomotive's serial number(s)
- buildmodel - The builder's model number
- builddate - The date(s) that the locomotive (or locomotive model) was built. Use {{Start date}} (and {{End date}} where applicable).
- totalproduction - The total number of locomotives of the given class that were built
- rebuilder - The locomotive rebuilder
- rebuilddate - The date(s) that the locomotive (or locomotive model) was rebuilt
- numberrebuilt - The total number of locomotives of the given class that were rebuilt
- website - Official website (e.g. manufacturer's for a class; owner's for a preserved locomotive)
- whytetype - The wheel arrangement in Whyte notation
- aarwheels - The AAR wheel arrangement
- uicclass - The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements
- Britishclass - The British and Commonwealth classification of locomotive axle arrangements for electric and diesel-electric locomotives
- driver - The coupled axle being driven by the piston (steam) or engine (diesel), (e.g. "3rd coupled axle")
- gauge - The track gauges on which the locomotive operated; use the {{track gauge}} template
- trucks - US terminology: The type of trucks
- bogies - British terminology: The type of bogies
- leadingdiameter - The diameter of the locomotive's leading wheels
- driverdiameter - US terminology: The diameter of the locomotive's driving wheels
- coupleddiameter - British terminology: The diameter of the locomotive's coupled wheels
- wheeldiameter - The diameter of the locomotive's wheels, for diesels and electrics
- trailingdiameter - The diameter of the locomotive's trailing wheels
- tenderdiameter - The diameter of the tender's wheels
- minimumcurve - The minimum radius curve that the locomotive will negotiate. North American practice would use degrees of curvature
- wheelbase - The locomotive's total wheelbase
- engine total - The engine's wheelbase, tender excluded
- leading - The wheelbase of the leading truck/bogie
- drivers - US terminology: The wheelbase of the driving wheels
- coupled - British terminology: The wheelbase of the coupled wheels
- trailing - The wheelbase of the trailing truck/bogie
- truck - US terminology: The wheelbase of each truck on diesels and electrics
- bogie - British terminology: The wheelbase of each bogie on diesels and electrics
- tender total - The wheelbase of the tender
- tendertruck - US terminology: The wheelbase of each tender truck
- tenderbogie - British terminology: The wheelbase of each tender bogie
- pivotcentres - Garratts, diesels and electrics: distance between engine unit or bogie pivot centres
- pantoshoecentres - Electrics: distance between pantograph shoe centres
- wheelspacing - To describe trucks/bogies or coupled wheels with asymmetrical wheel spacing
- length - The locomotive's total length, tender included
- over couplers - The length between the coupler faces
- over bufferbeams - The length between the buffer beams
- body - The length of the locomotive body (diesels and electrics)
- width - The locomotive's total width
- height - The locomotive's total height
- pantodown - An electric locomotive's height, including pantographs in the stowed position
- body - An electric locomotive's body height, discounting the pantographs
- frametype - The type of locomotive frame (e.g. "Plate frame", "Bar frame" or "Cast frame")
- axleload - maximum axle load (average, or the load on the axle(s) which carry the greatest load)
- leadingbogie/pony - The load on the leading bogie or pony axle
- coupled all - Use when the load on all coupled wheels are the same
- coupled 1 - The load on the 1st coupled axle
- coupled 2 - The load on the 2nd coupled axle
- coupled 3 - Etc.
- coupled 4
- coupled 5
- coupled 6
- coupled 7
- coupled 8
- trail bogie/pony - The load on the trailing bogie or pony axle
- tenderbogieload - The axle load per tender bogie - use
|tenderbogieload=Bogie 1: [data]<br/>Bogie 2: [data]
or|tenderbogieload=Truck 1: [data]<br/>Truck 2:
if different - tenderaxle - The axle load per individual tender axle - use
tenderaxle=Axle 1: {{convert|...}}<br/>Axle 2:
, etc
- weightondrivers - The weight on the driven wheels only
- locoweight - The weight of the locomotive in working order (excluding tender)
- tenderweight - The weight of the locomotive's tender in working order
- locotenderweight - The combined weight of the locomotive and tender in working order
- tendertype - The type of tender; typically the number of axles, the designer, or (where issued), the class of tender
- fueltype - The type of fuel that the locomotive consumes
- fuelcap - The locomotive's full fuel capacity
- lubecap - Lubrication oil capacity
- coolantcap - Engine coolant capacity
- watercap - The tender's full water capacity
- tendercap - The tender's full fuel and water capacity
- sandcap - The locomotive's full sandbox capacity
- consumption - The locomotive's average fuel consumption rate
- watercons - The locomotive's average water consumption rate
- powersupply - Head-end power; the electric power supplied to the train by the locomotive
- electricsystem - The electric system(s) under which the locomotive operates (e.g. 3 kV DC, Dual 3 kV DC & 25 kV AC 50 Hz, etc.)
- collectionmethod - The locomotive's electrical current collection method (e.g. Pantographs from catenary, Contact shoe from third rail, or both where applicable)
- primemover - The locomotive's prime mover model
- rpmrange - The revolutions per minute (rpm) range of the prime mover
- rpmrange low - The rpm at low idle
- rpmrange idle - The rpm at idle
- rpmrange max - The maximum rpm
- enginetype - The specific engine type
- aspiration - The method that the engine uses to mix fuel and air
- displacement - The engine displacement per cylinder
- alternator - The locomotive's alternator type/model
- generator - The locomotive's generator type/model
- tractionmotors - The type/model of traction motors
- t/m amps 1 hr - The one hour traction motor rating
- t/m amps cont - The continuous traction motor rating
- headendpower - The head-end power
- fireboxtype - The firebox type (e.g. "Round-top", "Belpaire", "Combustion chamber", etc.)
- firearea - The area of the locomotive's fire grate
- boiler - The locomotive's boiler model
- boilertype - The boiler type (e.g. "Domeless")
- pitch - The height of the boiler centreline above the railhead
- diameterinside - The boiler's inside diameter
- lengthinside - The distance between tube plates
- smalltubediameter - The number of boiler tubes and their outside diameter
- largetubediameter - The number of larger tubes, if any, and their outside diameter
- boilerpressure - The maximum boiler pressure rating
- safetyvalvetype - The type of safety valve (e.g. "Salter", "Ramsbottom", "Pop", etc.)
- feedwaterheater - Type of feedwater heater installed
- totalsurface - Heating surface
- tubearea - Heating surface - tubes
- archarea - Heating surface - arch tubes
- fluearea - Heating surface - flues
- tubesandflues - Heating surface - tubes and flues (if not broken out in published specs)
- fireboxarea - Heating surface - firebox
- superheatertype - Superheater type
- superheaterarea - Superheater heating surface/area
- cylindercount - The number of cylinders
- cylindersize - The diameter of the engine's cylinders
- frontcylindersize - Diameter of the front cylinders in an articulated locomotive, if they differ
- rearcylindersize - Diameter of the rear cylinders
- hpcylindersize - Diameter of the high-pressure cylinders in a compound (explain arrangement in cylindercount)
- lpcylindersize - Diameter of the low-pressure cylinders in a compound
- valvegear - Type of valve gear used on a steam locomotive
- valvetype - The type of valves used – slide, piston, poppet, etc.
- valvetravel - The length of the valve travel
- valvelap - The lap of the valve gear
- valvelead - The lead of the valve gear
- transmission - The type of transmission used, e.g. electrical, hydraulic or mechanical
- gear ratio - the traction motor gear ratio
- multipleworking - The type of multiple working, if fitted
- trainheating - Train heating system used (usually Steam generator (railroad), Head-end power, or none).
- locobrakes - The type of locomotive brakes installed
- dynamicpeakeffort - The locomotive's dynamic brake peak effort
- locobrakeforce - The braking force supplied by locobrakes
- trainbrakes - The type of train brake system installed
- reservoircap - The main air reservoir capacity
- compressorcap - The air compressor capacity at high idle
- exhaustercap - The vacuum exhauster capacity at high idle
- safety - The safety systems installed (auto train stop, cab signalling, etc.)
- coupling - The type of coupling system
- maxspeed - The locomotive's maximum permitted speed
- poweroutput - The locomotive's total power output
- poweroutput start - The locomotive's starting motor rating
- poweroutput 1 hr - The locomotive's one hour motor rating
- poweroutput cont - The locomotive's continuous motor rating
- tractiveeffort - The locomotive's total tractive effort
- t/e starting - The locomotive's starting tractive effort
- t/e 1 hr - The locomotive's one hour tractive effort
- t/e continuous - The locomotive's continuous tractive effort
- acceleration - The locomotive's rate of acceleration (with a stated load)
- deceleration - The locomotive's rate of deceleration (with a stated load)
- factorofadhesion - Factor of adhesion (weight on drivers divided by tractive effort)
- f/adh starting - The locomotive's starting factor of adhesion
- f/adh 1 hr - The locomotive's one hour factor of adhesion
- f/adh continuous - The locomotive's continuous factor of adhesion
- operator - The operator(s) (railroad/railway/industry/company) who used the locomotive (for articles about individual locomotives and not generic locomotive models)
- operatorclass - The class designation assigned by the locomotive’s operator
- powerclass - The power class or group of the locomotive
- numinclass - The number of locomotives in the same railroad/railway/industry/company class
- fleetnumbers - The operating number(s) assigned by the operator
- officialname - The official name(s) assigned by the operator, and who or what the locomotive is named after
- nicknames - Nicknames given to the locomotive
- axleloadclass - The axle load class or group (e.g. Great Western Railway colour code, LNER/British Railways Route Availability "RA")
- locale - The locale where the locomotive was operated
- deliverydate - The date that the locomotive was delivered
- firstrundate - The date of the locomotive's first run
- lastrundate - The date of the locomotive's last regular operation
- retiredate - The date the locomotive was retired from regular service
- withdrawndate - Commonwealth English equivalent of retiredate above
- restoredate - The date the locomotive was restored to operating condition
- scrapdate - The date the locomotive was scrapped
- currentowner - The locomotive's current owner
- disposition - The locomotive's current disposition
- notes - text box for infobox footnotes if needed
A list of multiple values can use {{Plainlist}} or {{Flatlist}}.
The examples above are for a generic diesel-electric locomotive model (EMD GP30), a specific steam locomotive (John Bull) and a 1-C+C-1 electric locomotive (South African Class 4E).
Examples
Steam
{{Infobox locomotive | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | powertype = Steam | designer = | builder = | ordernumber = | serialnumber = | buildmodel = | builddate = | totalproduction = | rebuilder = | rebuilddate = | numberrebuilt = | website = | whytetype = | uicclass = | driver = <!-- e.g. 1st, 2nd or 3rd coupled axle --> | gauge = <!-- {{track gauge| }} --> | leadingdiameter = | driverdiameter = <!-- USA terminology --> | coupleddiameter = <!-- British terminology --> | trailingdiameter = | tenderdiameter = <!-- tender wheel diameter --> | minimumcurve = | wheelbase = | engine total = | leading = | drivers = <!-- USA terminology --> | coupled = <!-- British terminology --> | trailing = | tender total = | tendertruck = <!-- USA terminology --> | tenderbogie = <!-- British terminology --> | pivotcentres = <!-- Garratts, diesels and electrics --> | wheelspacing = <!-- coupled wheels with asymmetrical wheel spacing --> | length = | over couplers = | over bufferbeams= | width = | height = | frametype = | axleload = | leadingbogie/pony= <!-- load on leading bogie or pony wheel --> | coupled all = <!-- when the load on all coupled wheels are the same --> | coupled 1 = <!-- load on 1st coupled wheel --> | coupled 2 = <!-- load on 2nd coupled wheel --> | coupled 3 = <!-- etc. --> | coupled 4 = | coupled 5 = | coupled 6 = | coupled 7 = | coupled 8 = | trail bogie/pony= <!-- load on trailing bogie or pony wheel --> | tenderbogieload = <!-- load per tender bogie, use "Truck 1:<br/>Bogie 2:" if different --> | tenderaxle = <!-- use "Axle 1:", etc with "<br/>" for line breaks --> | weightondrivers = | locoweight = | tenderweight = | locotenderweight = | tendertype = | fueltype = | fuelcap = | watercap = | tendercap = | sandcap = | fireboxtype = <!-- Round-top, Belpaire, combustion chamber, etc. --> | firearea = | boiler = <!-- Watson Standard no. x, etc --> | boilertype = <!-- Domeless, etc --> | pitch = <!-- height of boiler centreline above the railhead --> | diameterinside = | lengthinside = <!-- distance between tube plates --> | smalltubediameter= <!-- number of boiler tubes and their outside diameter --> | largetubediameter= <!-- number of larger tubes (flues), if any, and their outside diameter --> | boilerpressure = | safetyvalvetype = <!-- Salter spring balance, Ramsbottom, Pop, etc. --> | feedwaterheater = | totalsurface = | tubearea = | archarea = | fluearea = | tubesandflues = | fireboxarea = | superheatertype = | superheaterarea = | cylindercount = | cylindersize = | frontcylindersize= | rearcylindersize = | hpcylindersize = | lpcylindersize = | valvegear = | valvetype = | valvetravel = | valvelap = | valvelead = | transmission = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | safety = | coupling = | maxspeed = | poweroutput = | tractiveeffort = | factorofadhesion = | operator = | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = | fleetnumbers = | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | retiredate = | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }}
Diesel
{{Infobox locomotive | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | powertype = <!-- Diesel, Diesel-electric, Electro-diesel --> | designer = | builder = | ordernumber = | serialnumber = | buildmodel = | builddate = | totalproduction = | rebuilder = | rebuilddate = | numberrebuilt = | website = | aarwheels = | uicclass = | Britishclass = <!-- e.g. [[Bo-Bo]] [[1Co+Co1]] --> | driver = <!-- e.g. 1st, 2nd or 3rd coupled axle --> | gauge = <!-- {{track gauge| }} --> | trucks = | bogies = | leadingdiameter = | wheeldiameter = | trailingdiameter = | minimumcurve = | wheelbase = | engine total = | leading = | drivers = <!-- USA terminology --> | coupled = <!-- British terminology --> | trailing = | truck = <!-- USA terminology diesels and electrics --> | bogie = <!-- British terminology diesels and electrics --> | tender total = | tendertruck = <!-- USA terminology --> | tenderbogie = <!-- British terminology --> | pivotcentres = <!-- Garratts, diesels and electrics --> | wheelspacing = <!-- bogies or coupled wheels with asymmetrical wheel spacing --> | length = | over couplers = | over bufferbeams= | body = | width = | height = | axleload = | leadingbogie/pony= <!-- load on leading bogie or pony wheel --> | weightondrivers = | trail bogie/pony = <!-- load on trailing bogie or pony wheel --> | locoweight = | fueltype = | fuelcap = | lubecap = | coolantcap = | watercap = | sandcap = | powersupply = | consumption = | watercons = | primemover = | rpmrange = | rpmrange low = | rpmrange idle = | rpmrange max = | enginetype = | aspiration = | displacement = <!-- per cylinder --> | alternator = | generator = | tractionmotors = | t/m amps 1 hr = <!-- Power output rating per motor --> | t/m amps cont = <!-- Power output rating per motor --> | headendpower = | cylindercount = | cylindersize = | transmission = | gear ratio = | multipleworking = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | dynamicpeakeffort= | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | reservoircap = | compressorcap = | exhaustercap = | coupling = | maxspeed = | poweroutput = | poweroutput start= | poweroutput 1 hr= | poweroutput cont= | tractiveeffort = | t/e starting = | t/e 1 hr = | t/e continuous = | factorofadhesion = | f/adh starting = | f/adh 1 hr = | f/adh continuous= | safety = | operator = | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = | fleetnumbers = | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | retiredate = | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }}
Electric
{{Infobox locomotive | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | powertype = <!-- Electro-diesel, Electric --> | designer = | builder = | ordernumber = | serialnumber = | buildmodel = | builddate = | totalproduction = | rebuilder = | rebuilddate = | numberrebuilt = | website = | aarwheels = | uicclass = | Britishclass = <!-- e.g. [[Bo-Bo]] [[1Co+Co1]] --> | gauge = <!-- {{track gauge| }} --> | trucks = | bogies = | wheeldiameter = | trailingdiameter = | minimumcurve = | wheelbase = | truck = <!-- USA terminology diesels and electrics --> | bogie = <!-- British terminology diesels and electrics --> | pivotcentres = <!-- Garratts, diesels and electrics --> | pantoshoecentres = | wheelspacing = <!-- bogies or coupled wheels with asymmetrical wheel spacing --> | length = | over couplers = | over bufferbeams= | body = | width = | height = | pantodown = <!-- electrics --> | bodyonly = <!-- electrics --> | frametype = | axleload = | leadingbogie/pony= <!-- load on leading bogie or pony wheel --> | weightondrivers = | trail bogie/pony = <!-- load on trailing bogie or pony wheel --> | locoweight = | sandcap = | powersupply = | electricsystem = | collectionmethod = | alternator = | generator = | tractionmotors = | t/m amps 1 hr = <!-- Power output rating per motor --> | t/m amps cont = <!-- Power output rating per motor --> | headendpower = | transmission = | gear ratio = | multipleworking = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | reservoircap = | compressorcap = | exhaustercap = | safety = | coupling = | maxspeed = | poweroutput = | poweroutput start= | poweroutput 1 hr= | poweroutput cont= | tractiveeffort = | t/e starting = | t/e 1 hr = | t/e continuous = | factorofadhesion = | f/adh starting = | f/adh 1 hr = | f/adh continuous= | operator = | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = | fleetnumbers = | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | retiredate = | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }}
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See also
{{Infobox train}}
– for trams/streetcars, multiple units and passenger cars{{Infobox steam tender}}
– for steam locomotive tenders{{Infobox German railway vehicle}}
– for direct translations of articles copied from the German Wikipedia, pending conversion to{{Infobox train}}
or{{Infobox locomotive}}
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