Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
A standard gauge preserved railway in Yorkshire.
Kent & East Sussex Railway (1)
This line was one of the first incorporated under the Light Railways Act in
1896. It provided a connection between two main line routes of the South
Eastern Railway, covering 24 miles.
It became part of the Southern Railway at the 1923
grouping.
Kent & East Sussex Railway
(2)
A standard gauge preserved railway based upon the original K&ESR.
Kerr Stuart & Co Ltd
Locomotive builders based in Stoke on Trent. They were taken over by
Hunslets in 1930.
Key
Used to lock the rail to its supporting chairs. For bullhead
rail a wooden, or metal, wedge is hammered between the outside edge of
the rail and chair. For flat bottom rail a sprung steel link is used
to hold the flat bottom to the chair.
Key staff
A staff which incorporates a key for unlocking a points operating mechanism
in the middle of a single-line section of track.
Kingpin
The pivot point of a bogie.
King post
Where each side brace of a vehicle underframe consists of two diagonal ties
connected to a single vertical post, the post is called the "king post".
(see also queen posts).
Kirtly, Matthew
The first Locomotive Superintendent of the Midland Railway. Born 1813. Died
1873.
Kitson & Co
Locomotive builders in Leeds.
Kylchap blast-pipe
A type of steam-locomotive blast-pipe in which the steam jet is
split into four streams, and then passed into the chimney via a petticoat
pipe divided into four parts.