. Railway age gazette . Arran9«ment of the Southern Locomotive Valve Gear y IiJ^^J^ ?f.^^^ January, 1914. RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 47 speed. This latter feature will be appreciated by enginemen, andwill induce them to work the engines at as short a cut-off aspossible, with a resulting saving in fuel. This gear weighs 2,000 lbs., and has been applied to both pas-senger and freight locomotives. It has been in service on a 22in. X 30 in. consolidation freight engine for over 30,000 milesand has not shown any appreciable wear on the pins and bush- SAFETY AIR BRAKE APPLIANCE. Souther
. Railway age gazette . Arran9«ment of the Southern Locomotive Valve Gear y IiJ^^J^ ?f.^^^ January, 1914. RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 47 speed. This latter feature will be appreciated by enginemen, andwill induce them to work the engines at as short a cut-off aspossible, with a resulting saving in fuel. This gear weighs 2,000 lbs., and has been applied to both pas-senger and freight locomotives. It has been in service on a 22in. X 30 in. consolidation freight engine for over 30,000 milesand has not shown any appreciable wear on the pins and bush- SAFETY AIR BRAKE APPLIANCE. Southern Valve Gear Applied to a Consolidation Type Locomotive ings, nor has there been any expense for repairs. It is sold bythe Southern Locomotive Steam Engine \alve Gear Company,Knoxville, Tenn. Railways of New Zealand.—Except for 29 miles of privatelines, the railways of New Zealand are in the hands of the gov-ernment, which now owns and operates 2,860 miles of 3 ft. 6 line. Use of Alloy Steels.—Alloy steels are being more widely usedfor many locomotive parts. In most cases the heat-treated steel isemployed and very excellent results are reported. In a few casesa considerable reduction of section and of weight has followedthe use of this improved material. More generally, however,the greater strength has been used for the purpose of reducingthe unit fiber stress and thus increasing the reliability of theparts. The alloy most generally employed has been a chromevanadium. The number of parts of this material applied duringthe past year to locomotives is given in the fol
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