. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . 568 sq. ft. and thefirebox contributes 60 sq. ft., makinga total of 628 sq. ft. The grate area sq. ft. which gives a ratio of grateto evaporative surface, as i is to steam pressure is 195 lbs. to thesq. in. The is of the Belpairetype 5 ft. 5 1/16 ins. long by 4 ft. 3%ins. wide by 4 ft. 2 ins. high at thefront and 4 ft. 0J/2 in. high at the back. The fuel space is of course at therear and holds a ton of coal. The reartank also holds 320 gallons of water;the front tank, w
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . 568 sq. ft. and thefirebox contributes 60 sq. ft., makinga total of 628 sq. ft. The grate area sq. ft. which gives a ratio of grateto evaporative surface, as i is to steam pressure is 195 lbs. to thesq. in. The is of the Belpairetype 5 ft. 5 1/16 ins. long by 4 ft. 3%ins. wide by 4 ft. 2 ins. high at thefront and 4 ft. 0J/2 in. high at the back. The fuel space is of course at therear and holds a ton of coal. The reartank also holds 320 gallons of water;the front tank, which contains onlywater, was a capacity of 520 gallons,making a total of 840 imperial engine frame is practically abridge-girder supported at each end onpivot points through which steam andexhaust connections are made. Thecylinders, wheels and tank at each endhaving a radial motion independent ofeach other. The entire weight of theengine is, of course, adhesive the engine is a unique machine. .•\t the New York November meetingof The .-American Society of Mechanical. C.\RR.\TT .XRTICUL.^TED LOCOMOTIVE, GONERNMENT from Mr. F. A. McKenzie, a member ofthe editorial staff of the London DailyMail. He has been sent over to describefor the British readers the wonderfulstrides that Canada is making under thevast railway extensions going on, andhow much profit our .American mer-chants are enjoying by pouring the ne-cessities and luxuries of life into thenewly opened territories and provincesof the Dominion. end of the crank pin. The spread ofeach truck is 4 ft. and the total wheelbase of the engine is 26 ft. 9 ins. Thedistribution of weight results in aslightly increased burden on the reartruck. In working order the fronttruck carries 16 tons 5 cwts. i qt.,while that at the firebox end has uponit 17 tons, 5 cwts, 2 qts. Giving a totalweight of the whole machine of 33 tons10 cwts. 3 qts. The coefficient of ad- Engineers, to be held on t
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