. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . rains are pass-ing the spot where the signalman is so tospeak stationary, to be sure on which linethe detonators were placed. By this newarrangement the brake and the audiblesignal are automatically brought into use,and the engineman is thus informed thatthe signal for the line on which he isrunning, is at danger, or is clear, as thecase may be. The engine which we show in our il-lustration is a tank engine of 0-4-4 type,and is equipped with the installation forautomatic signaling here descri
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . rains are pass-ing the spot where the signalman is so tospeak stationary, to be sure on which linethe detonators were placed. By this newarrangement the brake and the audiblesignal are automatically brought into use,and the engineman is thus informed thatthe signal for the line on which he isrunning, is at danger, or is clear, as thecase may be. The engine which we show in our il-lustration is a tank engine of 0-4-4 type,and is equipped with the installation forautomatic signaling here described. Thecylinders are 18% x 26 ins. The spreadof the drivers is 5 ft. 7 ins. The heatingsurface is in all sq. ft., made upof 216 flue tubes giving sq. ft. andthe remainder in the firebox, makesup the total. The grate area is 20 sq. the boiler carries a pressure of ISOlbs. to the square inch. The total lengthof the engine over buffers is 36 ft. 3 ins.,and the total wheel base is 23 ft. 7 capacity of the tanks comes to 1,300imperial gallons and the fuel space is 90. AND SOUTH WIISTEKN ICNGINE EQUIPPED WITH STOP SIGNAL APPARATUS gine and permanent-way bar allows cur-rent to pass to the electro-magnet whichis energized and the brake is cock or valve remains open till closedby the warning to signalman is obtained cu. ft. The total weight of the engine inworking order is 54 (long) torn?, 13 capacity of the tanks for heating thefeed water is 234 sq. ft. The enginesare fitted with duplex feed pumps. Theengine is run in suburban service. 260 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AuRust, 1917. Riilyo^^neerin^ A Fraotio*! Journal of Kotlte Power, RollinsStock and Applianc«i. Publiihed Monthly by ANGUS SINCLAIR CO. 114 Liberty Now Tork. Talophono, 746 Rector. Cable Addreta, Looonc, M. T. Olaicow, Loooauto. Bufiness Dfrartment:ANGUS SINCLAIR, D. E., Preat. and KENNEDY. A. KENN
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