Ry Gaz v 95 n 12 Sept 1951 p 319-20. Locomotives of new "R" class being built by North British Locomotive Co to suit 5-ft 3-in. gage, suitable for conversion at later date to 4 ft 8 1/2-in. gage; design includes combustion chamber and thermic siphons, mechanical stoker and SCOA-P wheel centers; boiler pressure 210 psi; cylinders 21 1/2 in. in diam, 28 in. stroke; tractive effort 32,080 lb. (See also Engineer v 192 n 4987 Aug 24 1951 p 249-50; Engineering v 172 n 4465 Aug 24 1951 p 237)


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    Title :

    4-6-4 locomotives for victorian government railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 95 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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