Meaning of pannier tank | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of tank fitted to both sides of the boiler of a tank locomotive.
2. A tank locomotive fitted with this type of tank.

Examples

“The 0-6-0 tank engine has long been a fairly common type⟳ on British railways, but with side tanks or saddle tank. The pannier tank combines the good features of these two. It leaves both the running board⟳ and the top of the boiler clear, facilitating access to the motion, and permitting the use⟳ of standard boiler mountings. It seems to be a sound⟳ design⟳, but while Swindon [locomotive works] uses it extensively, no one else uses it at all.”

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