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L0 Series (L0系)
The L0 Series (L0系), also called the L0 Series Shinkansen, is a superconducting maglev train JR Central developed for the Chuo Shinkansen, reaching a record 603 km/h in 2015.
La Trochita
La Trochita, formally the Viejo Expreso Patagónico (Old Patagonian Express), is a 75 cm gauge heritage steam railway in Argentine Patagonia, now operated by Chubut for tourism.
LB&SCR E2 class
The LB&SCR E2 class, or Billinton E2, was a class of ten 0-6-0 tank steam locomotives designed by Lawson Billinton and built at Brighton Works between 1913 and 1916.
LHB coach
The LHB coach, developed by Germany's Linke-Hofmann-Busch, is a stainless-steel Indian Railways passenger coach that replaced the older ICF design with higher speed and greater capacity.
Lima Locomotive Works
The Lima Locomotive Works was an American steam locomotive manufacturer in Lima, Ohio, best known for the Shay geared logging locomotive and for introducing the 2-8-4 Berkshire design in 1925.
Linke-Hofmann
Linke-Hofmann, later Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB), was a German rolling stock manufacturer founded in Breslau in 1839 that became one of Europe's largest wagon builders and was absorbed by Alstom in the 1990s.
List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes
The list of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes covers British Rail's diesel and electric classes, from shunters to electrics, under a TOPS numbering scheme still used today.
List of GE locomotives
The list of GE locomotives covers General Electric's diesel-electric production from 1940 until its 2019 merger into Wabtec, from the Universal Series through the Evolution Series.
List of high-speed trains
The list of high-speed trains surveys the world's purpose-built trainsets, including the Shinkansen, TGV, ICE, and China's Fuxing, covering definitions, specifications, speed records, tilting stock, and costs.
List of locomotive builders
The list of locomotive builders, also called list of locomotive manufacturers, covers companies worldwide that design and build locomotives, from Britain's 1820s beginnings to CRRC and Wabtec today.
List of preserved steam locomotives in Germany
A list of steam locomotives preserved in Germany by state museums, private railway societies, and monuments, from the 1853 Nordgau to postwar rebuilds across several hundred sites.
List of Prussian locomotives and railbuses
Locomotives of the Prussian state railways (K.P.E.V.), classified from 1905 as S, P, G, T classes (e.g. P 8, G 10, T 12) under the Normalien standardization programme; covers classes, DRG renumbering, exports, and preservation.
List of railway roundhouses
A list of railway roundhouses, circular engine sheds arranged around a central turntable, from their origins in 1830s Britain to survivors now used as museums and heritage centers.
List of rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway
The rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway is the collection of historic locomotives, carriages, and wagons kept on the 16-mile heritage line between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
List of rolling stock preserved on the West Somerset Railway
The rolling stock preserved on the West Somerset Railway is the collection of steam and diesel locomotives, coaches, and goods vehicles on the 20-mile heritage line between Minehead and Bishops Lydeard, Somerset.
List of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock
The rolling stock of the Talyllyn Railway, a 2 ft 3 in gauge line in mid-Wales, includes six steam and four diesel locomotives plus 21 passenger carriages.
LMS Coronation Class
The LMS Coronation Class, also known as the Princess Coronation Class, was a class of express passenger steam locomotives built for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1937.
LMS locomotive numbering and classification
The LMS classified its locomotives by power and use, with codes like 7F and 5MT, renumbering 10,316 inherited locomotives into single sequences between 1924 and 1928.
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, known as the Black Five, is a class of 842 British mixed-traffic steam locomotives built from 1934 to 1951.
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
Flying Scotsman is a British express passenger steam locomotive built at Doncaster in 1923 to Sir Nigel Gresley's design, the first steam locomotive officially recorded at 100 mph.
LNER Class A4
The LNER Class A4, or Gresley A4, is a class of 35 streamlined 4-6-2 express steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway.
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is a British steam locomotive built in Doncaster in 1938 that holds the world steam speed record of 126 mph, and is preserved at York.
LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3
The LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 were three-cylinder 4-6-2 Pacific express locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley, the first British Pacifics built in quantity, working East Coast expresses from 1922 to the 1960s.
LNER locomotive numbering and classification
LNER locomotive numbering and classification is the system the London and North Eastern Railway used from 1923 to 1948, with a letter for the wheel arrangement and a number for the class.
LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado
The LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado is a main line steam locomotive built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust in Darlington, completed in 2008 after 18 years.
Loading gauge
The loading gauge, also known as the clearance diagram, is the maximum height and width profile a railway vehicle and its load may occupy on a line.
Locomotion No. 1
Locomotion No. 1 is an 1825 steam locomotive by Robert Stephenson & Co. that hauled the first train on the first public railway, now displayed at Shildon.
Locomotive
A locomotive, or railway engine, is a rail traction vehicle that carries no payload and hauls unpowered coaches and wagons, first hauling a load in 1804.
Locomotive books and magazines
Locomotive books and magazines are the publishing side of railway enthusiasm, spanning consumer magazines, society journals, and reference books, a tradition dating to The Locomotive Magazine of 1896.
Locomotive classification and numbering systems
Railways identify locomotives through classification schemes, which group vehicles into classes readable from the designation, and numbering systems that give each vehicle a unique registered identifier.