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 30
ugh thislatter is rare. 0. How may the front fire-box end be given sufficientdepth? A. By sloping it downward toward the front of the engine,ending between the third and fourth driver pairs, below theirtops. Q. What is the difference, as regards the wheel-base andweight distribution, between the… … Fig. 10. Ten-wheeler for Fast Freight are in the rear of the cylinders, the front drivers are quite clo^eto the middle pair, and thus get proportionately less weight. Q. What is the advantage of increasing the number ofdrivers? A. It enables adding to the engine weight, which givestraction, without…
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