Re: Wheel size on geared locomotives and its impact on T.E.

kcsivils Wrote:
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> I'm just curious. I've seen video and photos of
> Chinese 30 inch gauge 0-8-0s with tiny drivers
> that could really pull. They'd be rolling
> (waddling) along at about 8-10 mph and look like
> they were flying based on the revolutions of the
> drivers and the blurred rods. They'd have long
> coal or whatever trains behind them.

There were a fair amount of these built and they
were spread around too. All in all, a pretty
successful design for the type of work that they did.
Remember, everything is a compromise.

I wish that I'd been able to see some in steam.