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Chile John

November 17, 2007 10:48AM

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Contained within that article is the following:

"The S160's were designed for quick and efficient building not for long term operations, but the compromises in design lead to some difficulties in operations. The axle box grease lubricators were not as efficient as they needed, particularly when maintenance procedures lapsed or were delayed for operational war reasons, and so axle boxes often ran hot. Braking was poor for European standards, with a Westinghouse steam brake used for the locomotive,[1] but was woefully insufficient due to the long distance from the driver's valve and the brake cylinder.

The major fault of the S160 were the three tubes used to hold up the brick arch crown in the firebox. The bolts holding these stays were found to collapse under heat tension with low water levels and with little warning, resulting in a boiler explosion.[2] In a space of ten months, three UK S160s suffered a collapse of the firebox crown, with the first leading to the death of a GWR fireman on No. 2403 in November 1943 "

This may answer why not many of these engines have shown up in excursion service. If I were a short line operator, when faced with this history, I would be very leery about taking on the financial liability of keeping one of those engines running.

CJ

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