. American engineer and railroad journal . connects througha short pipe with ground joints to the side of the valve cham-ber. The inner one extends down and connects in the usualmanner inside the front end. The cored steam passages in-side the cylinder casting for both the exhaust and the ad-mission have been carefully worked out, and in no case doesa single wall separate the two passages. This feature is ofparticular importance in engines using superheated steam,and is one which can be more easily solved when an insideadmission valve is used. The four exhaust passages connectto a single exhau
. American engineer and railroad journal . connects througha short pipe with ground joints to the side of the valve cham-ber. The inner one extends down and connects in the usualmanner inside the front end. The cored steam passages in-side the cylinder casting for both the exhaust and the ad-mission have been carefully worked out, and in no case doesa single wall separate the two passages. This feature is ofparticular importance in engines using superheated steam,and is one which can be more easily solved when an insideadmission valve is used. The four exhaust passages connectto a single exhaust pipe having two broad sections at thebase, which join into a single pipe, as is shown in the longi-tudinal section of the locomotive. This pipe has a The boiler, which is similar to American practice in generalarrangement, although not in construction, is of the narrowfirebox type; the grate area being large as compared withgeneral European practice, although not as large as that 218 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD 01-«—( T=g I : ,!! I!!! fr
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