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Categories: Articles with short description, Tank locomotives, Steam locomotive types
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tank engine  tank locomotive  Back tank  Back tank locomotive  contractor's locomotive
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A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed WordNet 3.0
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A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender. Wikipedia
A type of steam locomotive which carries its own fuel and water in the same unit, and so does not pull a tender. Wiktionary
Type of steam locomotive. Wiktionary (translation)
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Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis, The Beauty of Old Trains (1952) p. 117. Wiktionary