Gresley had patents on a conjugated valve gear for three cylinder engines and double swing links for pony trucks?
Gresley knew that something was rotten in Germany? Picture from 22 octobre 1937...
Quote is from letter 665 The non- wormed shaft is wormed when two miles per rev of drum is accurate enough. Saves paper.
If the new outside cylinders had been designed with a new bore of 15 inch and bellmouth of 15.5 it would have reduced max tractive effort ca...
2 outside cylinders 22.5 inch diameter high enough to clear platform and 250 psi and driving third set of drivers P2-simple by Hermod posted May...
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Returning 2-10-0 were deported to Scotland where water is better and boilers can last forever? What is TNA by the way?
Reading mr Rowledge I think WD 2-8-0 had narrow copper firebox and the 2-10-0s had wide steel fireboxes. Was this changed later?
The fundamental problem was that go everywhere british 20 inch cylinders cannot sit further apart than 6feet 8 inches. The max cast iron...
The original question was if there was a genetical connection from 8Fs to WD 2-8-0. Just like the clear path from Pennsylvania K4s to LNER...
I think the WD 2-8-0 became a near failure due to LMS 8Fs inbreeding. It has been stated that hard slogging,unbraked chain-coupled freigth work...
I stand corrected.
The loading gauge does not look very GWR Was it drawn in Swindon? or just rubberstamped and signed there?
Thank You . Have not seen it before.
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