Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 283
ce this objectionis more than offset by the greater ease with which the reverselever can be handled. Occasionally, on very large locomo-tives equipped with Stephenson gear, engineers are afraid tohandle the reverse lever while the engine is running, for fearof being pulled through the front of the… … THE WALSCHAERT VALVE GEAR. 277 is relatively of no consequence. With the Walschaert gearthere is no excuse for not carrying the lever in the mosteconomical position. Q. What can you say of the number of Walschaert gearengines in Europe? A. About nine-tenths of those on the continent are…
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