. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . spondence. Wllmarth Hngines. At page 451 of your last issue is men-tioned Seth Wilmarlh engines, also re-quest is made for more information re-garding them. In the early fifties anumber of Seth Wihnarth engines wereput in service on Delaware Division ofErie R. R. These engines were ofAmerican type, inside connected, had bigbrass pumps and branch pipes, and heavybrass dome covers. They were mam- fire box, which is supported by an out-side frame surrounding the drivingwheels, which, however, ha
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . spondence. Wllmarth Hngines. At page 451 of your last issue is men-tioned Seth Wilmarlh engines, also re-quest is made for more information re-garding them. In the early fifties anumber of Seth Wihnarth engines wereput in service on Delaware Division ofErie R. R. These engines were ofAmerican type, inside connected, had bigbrass pumps and branch pipes, and heavybrass dome covers. They were mam- fire box, which is supported by an out-side frame surrounding the drivingwheels, which, however, have only insidebearings. The trailing axle is entirelyfree geared, and having no pin norradial axle boxes it is controlled only bythe spring pressure. This engine is thefirst air cutter of Germany, with coni-cal smoke box cover and prow-shapedfront sheet of cab. No. 2 has already been shown in thii The cylinders arc inside and much in-clined, high pressure with flat valve, lowpressure yith piston valve. The boileris wagon-top with broad fire box andvery long smoke box. M. Riciiter. Bingen, FIRST ATLANTIC-TYPE IN GERMANY. moths by the side of the old engines. In journal, on page 421, October, 1900, but1858 one of these engines was made into in quite another shape. It had beena coal burner and run on the Susque- built by Krauss, Munich, for the Parishanna Division by Capt. Lork. During Exposition, 1900, and received there thethe scarcity of engines in winter of 1863 Grand Prix for its novel features,and 1864, one of these Wilmarth engines,the 168, at different times, with the un-dersigned at the throttle, hauled everyregular time card train and many extrason the Susquehanna Division, withoutbreaking more than an occasionalspring or spring hanger. They weregood engines in every respect. Theremust be men, at Susquehanna or PortJervis, that can give more correct infor-mation about the said engines. C. M. \ An Answer to Ouestion No. 63. In answer to
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