Diagonal steam engines had sloping, upward-pointing cylinders. They were usually used as a means of driving a paddle wheel shaft, while keeping a low center-of-gravity. Some used paired cylinders as Brunel's "triangle" engine. A few were land based, most were marine.

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Diagonal Steam Engine, 19th Century

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