. The railroad and engineering journal . ^^^ i& ; S COMPOUND THE RAILROAD AND [ March. 1887. vooti. shavings and coal. Now tlit lolc vionsiy iiso of the coal, except tlie small quantity required to get upsteam, is saved. Mr. King is also making two more en-gines of the same design for the same firm, with cylinders13 inches and 24 inches in diameter. It must be conceded that this is a most ingenious andnovel design, and that it offers considerable advantage,particularly in compounding existing engines. The enginewill start in any position, the steam passages are extremelyshort, and al
. The railroad and engineering journal . ^^^ i& ; S COMPOUND THE RAILROAD AND [ March. 1887. vooti. shavings and coal. Now tlit lolc vionsiy iiso of the coal, except tlie small quantity required to get upsteam, is saved. Mr. King is also making two more en-gines of the same design for the same firm, with cylinders13 inches and 24 inches in diameter. It must be conceded that this is a most ingenious andnovel design, and that it offers considerable advantage,particularly in compounding existing engines. The enginewill start in any position, the steam passages are extremelyshort, and all the parts are perfectly accessible. The spaceoccupied is very small, and if the air-pimip be brought Fig. 3. Selected Fig. 4. nearer the cylmders, does not exceed that of an ordinaryhigh-pressure engine. Figs. 3 and 4 show, asan illustration, the space occupied by a engine, first with the cylinders placed as they nowusually are: and, second, as they would be if arranged onMr. Kings system, and working on two cranks instead ofthree. Foot Bridge for English Railway Stations. The engraving on the opposite page represents a formof bridge which is used a great deal at the smaller stationsin England. In that country passengers are not allowed tocross the main line, to avoid which a bridge or subway isnearly always provided to enable passengers to cross fromone side of the line to the other. The engraving is copiedfrom an advertisement of Messrs. Arrol Brothers, of Glas-gow, and it is thought that it will be of interest to manyrailroad engineers in this country, as an example of thecommon practice in Great Britain for securing greatersafety to travelers. There are many stati
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