. The railroad and engineering journal . plan, showing the running gear; fig. 3 a half-sectionthrough the fire-box ; fig. 4 a half-section through thesmoke-box ; fig. 5 a cross-section, showing the rack-railand pinions. The dimensions on these cuts are in meters. This locomotive may, in fact, be said to consist of twoseparate engines served by one boiler and carried on oneset of frames. Considered as an ordinary or adhesion locomotive, it isa tank engine having outside cylinders, three pair of driv-ing-wheels, coupled, all in front of the fire-box, and a Bis-sell truck back of the fire-box. Th
. The railroad and engineering journal . plan, showing the running gear; fig. 3 a half-sectionthrough the fire-box ; fig. 4 a half-section through thesmoke-box ; fig. 5 a cross-section, showing the rack-railand pinions. The dimensions on these cuts are in meters. This locomotive may, in fact, be said to consist of twoseparate engines served by one boiler and carried on oneset of frames. Considered as an ordinary or adhesion locomotive, it isa tank engine having outside cylinders, three pair of driv-ing-wheels, coupled, all in front of the fire-box, and a Bis-sell truck back of the fire-box. The total driving-wheelbase is 10 ft., and the distance from center of rear driversto center of truck is 7 ft. in. The driving-wheels are49 2 in. and the truck wheels in. in diameter. Thecylinders are in. in diameter and in. stroke. Theframe is of the plate type generally used in Europe. Thepedestals carrying the driving-boxes are secured to theframe by angle-irons ; between the boxes and the pedestalsof the rear and m
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