Modern locomotive engineering, with questions and answers .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co · leaf 277
tarting the locomotive from a state of rest.The cross-head end has a shoulder which preventsthe piston-rod being forced into the cross-head, andat the same time permits the cross-head end and thebody of the piston-rod to be of one diameter, thus per-mitting vibra-tory strains toact throughoutthe… … Figure ]30 coming loose by taper keys driventhem. It is obvious that in starting these locomotives withfull trains from a state of rest, it is necessary to admitsteam to the low-pressure cylinder as well as to thehigh-pressure cylinder, which is accomplished by theuse of a starting valve (Fig.…
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