Adhesive weight is the weight on the driving wheels of a
locomotive, which determines the frictional grip between wheels and rail, and hence the drawbar pull which a locomotive can exert.
See also
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Factor of adhesion
An adhesion railway relies on adhesion traction to move the train. Adhesion traction is the friction between the drive wheels and the steel rail. The term "adhesion railway" is used only when it is necessary to distinguish adhesion railways from ...
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Tractive effort
References
Locomotives
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