adhesive weight

{{Short description|Weight on the driving wheels of a train}}

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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.{{cite book|last=McClellan|first=George B.|title=Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean|date=November 21, 1854|volume=1|page=116|chapter=Memoranda on Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LshOAAAAcAAJ}}