Engines built for handling heavy freight trains on continuous grades of 1 in 45; cyl 22 in.; coupled wheels 4 ft 9 in.; total engine wheelbase 36 ft 1 in.; boiler, working pressure 215 lb per sq in.; tractive force with booster 52,000 lb; elevation and plan, showing general arrangement of wheels, framing, and spring gear.


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    Title :

    New 2-8-4 type locomotives, South Australian Railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Engr


    Published in:

    Railway Engineer ; 53 , n 633


    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



    New locomotives for the South Australian railways

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1926




    South African railways' locomotives

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1916