| TRACTIONENGINE | Act of pulling mechanical contrivance by locomotive (8,6) |
| METRIC | Incomplete contrivance by setter based on 10 (6) |
| TRACTION | Act of pulling (8) |
| FIGHTINGCHANCE | Opportunity during warfare of pulling through (8,6) |
| QUICKONTHEDRAW | Capable of pulling a fast one? |
| ENGINE | The driving source of a mechanical contrivance |
| GADGET | Tagged pieces of a mechanical contrivance |
| STEAMENGINE | Eminent sage transported by locomotive |
| TRAINMILE | Distance travelled by locomotive, one entering new terminal |
| TRAIN | Exercise by locomotive (5) |
| MURDOCH | Rod much altered by locomotive character in Thomas & Friends (7) |
| RAILS | Uses reproachful language, being overrun by locomotive? (5) |
| RAILCAR | Hand rest on vehicle drawn by locomotive (7) |
| PEGTOP | Pear-shaped wooden teetotum spun on its metal pin by means of pulling the string in which it is wound; or, a description of voluminous trousers that taper at the ankles (3-3) |
| DEUSEXMACHINA | In ancient Greek drama, an actor, playing a god, carried to the stage by a mechanical contrivance to resolve the plot (4,2,7) |
| ECCENTRIC | Odd mechanical contrivance (9) |
| WIDGET | Unspecified mechanical contrivance (6) |
| LORDOF | Name carried by locomotives from a GWR 'Iron Duke' of 1851 to Class 87 No. 87024 from 1978 (4,2,3,5) |
| THEISLES | Name carried by locomotives from a GWR 'Iron Duke' of 1851 to Class 87 No. 87024 from 1978 (4,2,3,5) |
| GFORCE | Power of pulling, for certain? (1,5) |