Traction facts for kids

Traction may refer to:

Engineering

• Traction (engineering), adhesive friction or force
• Traction vector, in mechanics, the force per unit area on a surface, including normal and shear components

Electrical

• Railway electric traction, the use of electric motors to propel rail cars
• Traction motor, a type of electric motor
• Traction elevator, a type of elevator

Companies

• British United Traction a company which produces railroad equipment
• Brush Traction, a company that maintains railway locomotives