Rebuilding of class 4-6-2 steam locomotives, substituting three sets of Walschaerts valve gear for original gear contained in totally enclosed oil bath; basic performance of locomotive was established by controlled road tests only; comparisons between performance of rebuilt locomotives and those of original design; diagrams of smokebox showing drafting arrangement, and of motion arrangements.


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    Title :

    "Merchant navy" locomotives: performance and efficiency tests on southern region


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:
    Nock, O.S. (author)

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 209 , n 5446


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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    Some notes on "Merchant navy" Class locomotives of southern railway

    Bulleid, O.V.S. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1946


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