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Littfinski DatenTechnik, a German DCC accessory manufacturer.

Lead (Pb), a soft, silvery white or greyish metal. Lead is very malleable, ductile, and dense.
A lead is an electrical connector consisting of a length of wire that is designed to connect two locations electrically.

Lenz are a German DCC command station, decoder, accessory decoder and model manufacturer and one of the founders of the DCC system.

Fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton, which can accumulate in small clumps.

A locomotive provides tractive effort to allow the train to move. If a locomotive is pulling other rolling stock, it then becomes a train.