Coupling rods with connecting rods and pins can be treated as ________.

The partial balancing of reciprocating parts in locomotives produces

In a coupling rod of a locomotive, each of the four pairs is a __________ pair.

In order to facilitate the starting of the locomotive in any position, the cranks of a locomotive, with two cylinders, are placed at _____ to each other.

In a locomotive, the maximum magnitude of the unbalanced force along the perpendicular to the line of stroke is known as

The effect of hammer blow in a locomotive can be reduced by ___________.

What is the effect of the variation of pressure on the rails?

Hammering action on the rails is caused by _______.

The variation of pressure between the wheel and the rail (i.e. hammer blow) may be reduced by _______________.

In a locomotive, the resultant unbalanced force due to the two cylinders along the line of stroke is known as