Motive power

• In thermodynamics, natural agents such as water or steam, wind or electricity, that do work
• In mechanics, the mechanical energy associated with the motion and position of an object
• In physics, a synonym for power
• In mechanical engineering, the source of mechanical power of a propulsion system

• Motive power, a colloquial term for a railway locomotive
• Motive Power, an Australian railway magazine
• Motive power depot, a railway running shed
• Electric Motive Power, an English electric car
• MotivePower, a subsidiary of Wabtec