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iven withterrific force against the cylinder head. The blow ruptured almostevery cylinder-head stud and drove off the head itself, which landed, as shown in the illustration, on thefloor nearby. Thepiston did not leavethe cylinder butwas damaged tosuch an extent thata new one had tobe installed. A… … 196 THE LOCOMOTIVE, [July, ing-rod, driven by the crank and being somewhat free at the cross-head end^ whipped about until it broke the crank-pin brasses and thenfell into the crank pit. In this position it did not leave sufficient roomfor the crank-pin to pass by, with the result that the…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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