Ngokusho komthombo wamandla, izitimela ze-Railway zihlukaniswa ikakhulu izigaba ezintathu.

I-Steam Locomotive
Omdala kakhulu emlandweni, kuqhutshwa yizinjini zeSteam eziguqula amandla amancane amafutha (njengamalahle kanye namafutha) abe amandla omshini. Isakhiwo sifaka i-boiler (yokukhiqiza umusi), i-turbine (ukuguqulwa kwamandla), igiya eligijimayo (ukusekelwa kwamanzi (okusetshenziselwa amanzi aphansi), kanye nokungcola kwamanzi njalo), nokungcola okukhulu, kuvezwe kancane kancane. I-Steam Locomotives yayekwa eChina ngo-1988 futhi njengamanje igcinwe kuphela njengefa lomlando namasiko.

UDiesel Locomotive
Inikwe amandla yinjini yedizili futhi iqhutshwa yidivaysi yokudluliselwa ukushayela amasondo, ukusebenza kwayo okushisayo (cishe ama-30% -40%) kuphakeme kakhulu kunalokho okwenziwa yi-Steam Loomives, futhi inesikhathi eside sokusebenza futhi ilungele ukusebenza ibanga elide. I-Diesel Locomotives eChina ikakhulukazi yochungechunge lwe- "Dongfeng" (njenge-Dongfeng 4, i-Dongfeng 11, njll.), Futhi ingenye yamamodeli aphambili ezokuhamba kwesitimela zamanje.

I-Locomotive Electric
Ukuthembela ekuhlinzekeni kwamandla kwangaphandle (ukuthola amandla kagesi ngemigqa yokuxhumana engaphezulu noma ngojantshi wamandla) futhi kuqhutshwa yi-Electric Motors, akukho ukuphuma okuphezulu) nokusebenza okuphezulu (amandla aphezulu), futhi kuyisiqondiso esikhulu sentuthuko esizayo.

I-EMU (uhlobo lwanamuhla olunwetshiwe)
Ihlanganiswe nesitimela sezinhlamvu (ezinenqola enamandla) kanye ne-trailer (ngaphandle kwenqola enamandla), futhi ihlukaniswe ngezinhlobo eziphakathi nendawo (futhi ihlukaniswe ngezinhlobo eziphakathi nendawo (ezifana ne- "Shenzhou" Diesel Bullet Train) nezinhlobo ezisatshalaliswa ngamandla ngogesi). I-EMU ithuthukisa ukusebenza kwayo ukusheshisa ngokwenza kahle ukusatshalaliswa kwamandla, futhi isivinini saso sokuhlola esiphezulu singafinyelela ngaphezulu kuka-250km h. Kungumsebenzi oyisisekelo wojantshi wejubane eliphezulu.

Umlando Wentuthuko
Imvelaphi kanye nesikhathi sokuqala (ngekhulu le-19 - ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20): Ngo-1804, kwakhiwa i-tomomotive yokuqala ye-trivischick, eNgilandi. Ngo-1825, i-Stephenson "Amandla" 1 adonsele isitimela sokuqala sabagibeli ekusebenzeni, okumaka ukuqala kwenkathi yesitimela. I-socomotive yokuqala ye-Steam eChina yayingu "Long" eTangxu Railway ngo-1881, kodwa yaphela ngenxa yokuthola usizo ngenxa yokuvinjelwa enkantolo yeQing.
Ukukhuphuka kokuhlangana kwangaphakathi nogesi (ngekhulu lama-20): Ngo-1903, i-Emu yokuqala yamandla e-Catenary Powenary Powered enamandla yafakwa emsebenzini; Kwethulwa i-Diesel Locomotive yase-United States ngo-1925. I-China yaqala ukukhiqiza ama-locomotives ayo ("Julong") kanye no-1964, ngo-1964, i-foodooshan locomotive yangena ekukhiqizeni isisindo, kancane kancane ithathe umusi Izinhlu.
Ukuthuthuka okuphezulu nokuqondakalayo (kusuka kuleli khulu lama-21 kuze kube manje): Ngo-2001, kwaqalwa izitimela ze- "shenzhou" kanye nezivinini zokuhlola ngaphezulu kwe-200KM h. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, izindawo eziphakeme zikagesi ezinjengokuthi "ukuvumelana" kanye ne- "fuxing" zisetshenziswe, ngesivinini esikhulu se-350km h. Ngasikhathi sinye, ubuhlakani (ukushayela ezizimele, ukuqapha isimo) nokuvikelwa kwemvelo (ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi, ukuphuma okuphansi) sekuphenduke ukugxila kwentuthuko.