. Bulletin. Science. Figure i o.—The Hudson-Bissell truck permitted the introduction of Mogul and ConsoHdation type freight locomotives. This drawing shows a typical installation for a Consolidation of the i88o"s. Item A is the equalizing lever which connects the truck to the springs of the front driving wheels. From figures 891-3 in J. G. A. Meyer, Modern Locomotive Construction, New York, John Wiley, 1904, p. 543. no lateral freedom. For the test the front pedestals, which held the journal boxes of the leading wheels, were cut off and a Bissell pony truck was substituted. About a year l
. Bulletin. Science. Figure i o.—The Hudson-Bissell truck permitted the introduction of Mogul and ConsoHdation type freight locomotives. This drawing shows a typical installation for a Consolidation of the i88o"s. Item A is the equalizing lever which connects the truck to the springs of the front driving wheels. From figures 891-3 in J. G. A. Meyer, Modern Locomotive Construction, New York, John Wiley, 1904, p. 543. no lateral freedom. For the test the front pedestals, which held the journal boxes of the leading wheels, were cut off and a Bissell pony truck was substituted. About a year later Alexander L. Holley reported on the success of the test.^^ The 248 had operated 17,500 miles, at speeds up to 50 , safely and satisfactorily. The engine not only rode more steadily but showed a remarkable reduction in flange wear. The road was so pleased that by 1866 they had equipped 21 locon:iotives with Bissell ; Several other British lines followed the example of the Eastern Counties Railway. " American Railway Review, June 8, 1860, vol. 2, p. 392. Holley was a well known authority on locomotive engineering and the author of several books on the subject. ^"Engineering May 11, 1866, vol. 1, p. 313. By this time (1866), the Eastern Counties Railway had become part of the Great Eastern system. At first Bissell's 2-wheel truck received wider appli- cation in Europe than in this country, because most American roads, despite the interest in developing heavier freight locomotives, continued to depend upon the 4-4-0 as a dual-purpose machine. It was not until after 1870, when Mogul and Consolidation types appeared in greater numbers, that the 2-wheel truck became common in the United States. The first use, known to the writer, of the Bissell pony in this country occurred in November or De- cember of 1859 on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. D. H. Feger, master mechanic of the railroad reported, eight months later, that since the locomotive had
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