Re: Mis-Reading Baldwin Drawings . . . 
| June 01, 2019 12:10AM |
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davidtltc Wrote:
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> . . . I was noticing that it had a Baker's Valve
> Gear with a slide valve power and no super-
> heating. Seems odd to me to have the outside
> timing must have been constructed in the 1910's.
Looks to me more like Walshearts valve gear:
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Not at all unusual for a loco of that era, like S.P. (n.g.) #18, currently residing in Durango.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2019 12:11PM by Johnson Barr.
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> . . . I was noticing that it had a Baker's Valve
> Gear with a slide valve power and no super-
> heating. Seems odd to me to have the outside
> timing must have been constructed in the 1910's.
Looks to me more like Walshearts valve gear:
-
Not at all unusual for a loco of that era, like S.P. (n.g.) #18, currently residing in Durango.
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2019 12:11PM by Johnson Barr.
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