4-8-4 locomotives being built in Scotland and Germany; welding extensively employed in boilers; in condensing equipment supplied by Henschel und Sohn, exhaust steam from two cylinders is passed through turbine to drive fan blower; from blower, turbine exhaust steam passes through oil separator to another turbine which drives air intake fans in tender; track gage 3 ft 6 in.; boiler pressure 22 psi. (See also Engineering v 177 n 4595 Feb 19 1954 p 250-1; Ry Gaz v 100 n 9 Feb 26 1954 p 236-40)


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    Title :

    Condensing locomotives for South African railways


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 197 , n 5117


    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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