. Railway mechanical engineer . Works. A compari-son of these two types is also shown in the table. Comparing the Santa Fe type with the Mikado, it mayl)e noted that while the increase in tractive force is 37 percent (approximately the same as the increase in totalweight and in weight on drivers), the increase in totalequivalent heating surface is 71 per cent and in grate area65 per cent. Provision has been made for fully utilizingthe high boiler power of the Santa Fe type engines, as theyare equipped with mechanical stokers. The Street stokeris applied to 50 engines, and the Hanna stoker to t
. Railway mechanical engineer . Works. A compari-son of these two types is also shown in the table. Comparing the Santa Fe type with the Mikado, it mayl)e noted that while the increase in tractive force is 37 percent (approximately the same as the increase in totalweight and in weight on drivers), the increase in totalequivalent heating surface is 71 per cent and in grate area65 per cent. Provision has been made for fully utilizingthe high boiler power of the Santa Fe type engines, as theyare equipped with mechanical stokers. The Street stokeris applied to 50 engines, and the Hanna stoker to the re-maining five, .\s in the case of the passenger locomotives,the fireboxes have combustion chambers and brick boiler has a straight top. but the third ring is slopedon the Ijottom to allow a sufficiently deep water space underthe comljustion chamber. Running gear details include lateral motion driving-boxeson the front axle, long boxes on the third or main , 381 382 RAILWAY MECHAXICAL EXGIXEER Vol. 91, No. 7.
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