Steam Locomotive VSM 50 307 Editorial Photo

Steam locomotive in Dieringhausen, Germany; tender locomotive 78 468 A steam locomotive is a type of locomotive that uses a steam engine as an energy source. The oldest locomotives are steam locomotives. Initially, they only spoke of a locomotive. The word steam was only added when other locomotives diesel and electric appeared on the track. The most important parts of the steam locomotive are: the steam boiler with an attached firebox, the frame with the shafts mounted in it and the steam engine with the steam distribution.