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 417
410 LOCOMOTIVE CATECHISM. A. Where the trailers are rigidly held between the framesas in the Atlantic type, extra play is allowed between theflanges and the rail or making the front drivers blind. An-other way is to swivel the axle radially. Q. Describe a radial swing trailer truck?A. The axle… … Fig. 277. Radial Swing Trailer Truck. over or under the cradle ends. The yoke can move vertically,but is held sidewise rigid with the frame. The links allow thewheels, boxes, and axles free sidewise movement. The yokemay be connected by springs with the frame or equalized withthe driving springs. A…
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