Traces briefly development of steam locomotive in past 100 years. Shows that there is ample opportunity for improvement by obtaining greater mileage out of locomotives by increasing length of runs; gives list of 34 railways that have increased locomotive runs. Modern appliances and improvements in design and material that contribute to making long runs economical. (See also - discussion p 27-39)


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    Title :

    Long locomotive runs


    Additional title:

    Pacific Ry. Club -- Proc


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1924


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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