. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . total weight of engine and ^^^g^_ heating surface sq. ft. X = 27,382 tender of 423,800 lbs. and a tractive power ^^^^ heating surface sq. ft. v = of 50,360 lbs. Thus with an increase in weight of per cent., an increase in Total tractive power of per cent, and an increase in train load of per cent. The total evaporation obtained is 62,791; I-uel, bit. coal; cylinder, type, pistoa were obtained. divided by the total evaporation required val
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . total weight of engine and ^^^g^_ heating surface sq. ft. X = 27,382 tender of 423,800 lbs. and a tractive power ^^^^ heating surface sq. ft. v = of 50,360 lbs. Thus with an increase in weight of per cent., an increase in Total tractive power of per cent, and an increase in train load of per cent. The total evaporation obtained is 62,791; I-uel, bit. coal; cylinder, type, pistoa were obtained. divided by the total evaporation required valve, diameter 29 ins., stroke 32 ins.; Generally, an increase in weight will is 61,443, which equals a 102 per cent, tractive power, simple, 69,700 lbs.; factor give a proportionately greater increase in boiler. of adhesion, simple, ; wheel base driv- power. In this case, the percentage in- A particularly interesting feature is the ing, 22 ft. 10 ins.; rigid, 16 ft. 9 ins.; creases in weight and tractive power are American Locomotive Companys latest total, 42 ft. 4 ins.; wheel base total, engine. E. F. Needha 2-10-2 TYPE LOCOMOTIVE FOR HIE \\.\i:.\.SII R.\IL\V.\, Supt. Loco. & Car Dept. .■ Locomotive Company. BuiMors. approximately the same, because of theparticular attention which was given tothe boiler. It is of the extended wagontop type. At the first course the barrelmeasures 87 9/16 ins. in diameter outside,while the outside diameter of the largestcourse is 98 ins. The barrel is fitted with253 tubes, 2}4 ins. in diameter, and 48flues, S/i ins. in diameter and 23 ft. combustion chamber 61 ins. long is in-cluded. The firebox is 120j^ ins. longand 96Vi ins. wide. A total heating sur-face of 5,370 sq. ft. and a superheatingsurface of 1,129 sq. ft. are obtained. Thetotal length of boiler is 45 ft. 11^^ ins. According to the boiler ratios employedby the American Locomotive Company a29-in. cylinder with 195 lbs. pressure ofsuperheated steam has a cylinder horse-powe
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