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kcsivils

December 18, 2014 08:40AM

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I know there have been discussions in the past about valve gear and alas, I have not been able to find them.

My curiousity has made me wonder why the switch from what seems to be an easier to maintain, and thus less expensive in maintenance costs, valve gear as found on the C-16s to the more expensive Walscharets (sp?) on the K-class locomotives.

Was the effeciency in operation, and thereby lower operating costs, worth the expense of what would appear to be a more difficult, and thereby more expensive to maintain valve gear?

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The economics of valve gear	kcsivils	December 18, 2014 08:40AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Earl	December 18, 2014 08:50AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	philip.marshall	December 18, 2014 02:47PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Tom Moungovan	December 18, 2014 03:46PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	capchris	December 18, 2014 05:05PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Tomstp	December 18, 2014 06:37PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Chris Walker	December 18, 2014 07:59PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	74ford	December 18, 2014 08:07PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Brian Norden	December 18, 2014 08:51PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	philip.marshall	December 18, 2014 09:17PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Brian Norden	December 18, 2014 11:16PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Roger Mitchell	December 20, 2014 06:57PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Tom Moungovan	December 21, 2014 06:12AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	MD Ramsey	December 23, 2014 02:39PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	nickgully	December 18, 2014 09:50AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Ed Stabler	December 18, 2014 10:16AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Txhighballer	December 18, 2014 08:36PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Earl	December 19, 2014 06:46AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	74ford	December 19, 2014 07:53AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Beau Brandstetter	December 22, 2014 11:11AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Earl	December 19, 2014 08:26AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	David Johnson	December 19, 2014 09:19AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	74ford	December 19, 2014 10:50AM
Re: Southern #630 & Baker valve gear	Russo Loco	December 19, 2014 12:23PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	capchris	December 22, 2014 09:10PM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	cdaspit	December 22, 2014 09:16PM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	Tom Moungovan	December 22, 2014 11:40PM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	Hank Porter	December 23, 2014 01:57PM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	Tom Moungovan	December 23, 2014 03:57PM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	GeorgeGaskill	December 23, 2014 05:18PM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	Hank Porter	December 24, 2014 09:48AM
Re: The economics of valve gear with geared locomotives	Tom Moungovan	December 24, 2014 12:17PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Earl	December 24, 2014 09:53AM
Re: The economics of valve gear	capchris	December 24, 2014 03:47PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	GeorgeGaskill	December 24, 2014 05:17PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Tom Moungovan	December 24, 2014 07:04PM
Re: The economics of valve gear	Jim Grigsby	December 24, 2014 07:55PM

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