. Railway mechanical engineer . wood to steelconstruction Ijrought about the application of the draft gear * Railnvy Meehanical Enginrrr, October, 192J, page 613. 696 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 96, No. 12 attachments directly to the center sills. With the advent ofthe friction draft gear came the idea that the coupler hornwas no longer needed and so its function and design wereneglected. It was considered that the solid impact shouldbetaken by the coupler shank and draft gear and deliveredby the rear follower to the rear lugs and so to the center , this opinion is still held
. Railway mechanical engineer . wood to steelconstruction Ijrought about the application of the draft gear * Railnvy Meehanical Enginrrr, October, 192J, page 613. 696 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 96, No. 12 attachments directly to the center sills. With the advent ofthe friction draft gear came the idea that the coupler hornwas no longer needed and so its function and design wereneglected. It was considered that the solid impact shouldbetaken by the coupler shank and draft gear and deliveredby the rear follower to the rear lugs and so to the center , this opinion is still held by many to be correct; thestatement is often made that the coupler horn never meetsthe striking plate because J4 in- clearance is provided be-tween them. Such a statement is not true to fact. It is true that on new cars it is customan. to apply thedraft gear attachments so tliat there is an initial clearancebetween coupler horn and striking plate, but this clearanceis not maintained long after the cars are in service. A little.
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