The Evolution of the Steam Locomotive (1803 to 1898)
The Evolution of the Steam Locomotive (1803 to 1898)
George Augustus Nokes
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Was en the driving axle. The wheel base was : L. To D. , 6ft. Sin. ; D. Io T. , 5ft. 9in. J. V. Gooch's four-coupled, or " Butterflies, " had leading wheels 3ft. 8in. Diameter, and driving and trailing (coupled) 5ft, 6in. Wheel base, L. To D. , 6ft. Sin. ; D. To T. , 7ft. 9in. The cylinders were 15in. Diameter, the- stroke being 24in. The boilers of this class, and also of the singles, next to be described, were of the same dimensions as those of the " 250 " class of tanks. The " single " expre...sses were provided with 6ft. 6in. Driving wheels, and cylinders 15in. Diameter and a 22in. Stroke; in this class also the leading and trailing wheels were 3ft. Sin. Diameter. The wheel base wa. S 14ft. , the driving wheels being 6ft. 9in. From the leading and 7ft. Sin. From the trailing wheels. Ten engines of this design were constructed, some at Stratford, and others at the then recently opened Canada Works of Brassey and Co. At Birkenhead. Their official numbers were from 274 to 283. The " Ely " (Fig.
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