Re: 315 - after and before

John Craft Wrote:
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> John B. is correct - that's Southern (as in
> Railway) Valve Gear. It was applied to quite a
> few locomotives in the WWI era, but never reached
> the popularity of Walschaerts and Baker.
>
> Surviving locos with Southern gear include
> Southern 2-8-0s 630 & 722, and EBT 2-8-2 17.
>
> (Do EBT 16 and 18 have Southern gear?)
>
> JAC

Good spot - I'd never noticed that before. Just dug out a book to check 16/17/18 - yes all three do have Southern gear

Gavin

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