Re: Speculation on Garratts

dougvv Wrote:
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> . . .  I find it interesting that a meter gauge
> 2-8-2+2-8-2 has 69,000 pound tractive effort.
> The East African Railways - 59 is roughly a
> double K37, so I think a 2-8-2+2-8-2 could
> have been a double K37


Hhhmmmmmmm -

Since 2 x 37 = 74, it would probably be acceptable to round down a bit so that a double K-37 would be a K-73,
which IMnsHO would be a good deal more preferable designation than either KK37 or a K-37+73-K.

- Sincerely, Willie  (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)  
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