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Prev. Page   Next Page Fr Frame The frame connects the wheels to the boiler, and supports the cylinders. Typically the frames are made from two Frame Plates running the length of the Locomotive, held the correct distance apart by Frame Stretchers. Frame Slotter Large machine used to cut out the slots and other apertures in theframe plates which were necessary to locate the horn guides and other components. Frame Stretchers These are pieces of plate steel that run from side to side keeping the frames the correct distance, and make a number of boxes down the length of the locomotive, thus adding to the rigidity of the locomotive. Frog The solid central section of a point or crossing, usually “V” shaped. Front Tube Plate The tube plate that divides the boiler from the smoke box. Fruit Van A ventilated van used to carry fresh fruit. Full Brake A coach type railway vehicle with accommodation for luggage and guard, but not passengers. Full Cab The crew on the foot plate are offered much protection from the elements by a cover that has a front, a roof and a back. Contrast with Half Cab. Furness Railway (FR) An independent railway, originally built from the slate quarries at Kirkby-in-Furness and the iron ore mines at Dalton to a shipping place on Roa Island, it expanded to make a junction with the LNWR at Carnforth (by taking over the Ulverston & Lancaster Railway) and to Whitehaven (by amalgamation with the Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway). There were a couple of important branch lines, particularly for the tourist traffic, to Coniston and Windermere (Lakeside). Famous for its Indian-red engines and blue and white carriages, it became part of the LMS in 1923. Furniture van wagon A low-loader wagon designed for carrying furniture vans and other tall loads. This is what your removal firm used when you moved house in Victorian and Edwardian days! The LNW built only Diagram D.38 and D.38A for this purpose but they were widely used. The design was highly modified to obtain the lowest possible load bed.

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