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trainrider47

September 17, 2019 07:28PM

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Another reason why they sound so sharp may have been their design and construction. They were built in 1948 and 1949 with one piece cast steel frames with integral cylinders and rear cylinder heads. This produced a much more rigid design than a conventional built up frame with bolted on cylinders and certainly required less maintenance. Designed for branch lines with 45 pound rail, they developed 27,600 pounds TE at 75%. Using the US factor of 85% they would have been rated at 31,280 pounds TE.

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Narrow Gauge on Ocean Cliffs	Olaf Rasmussen	September 15, 2019 09:41PM
Re: Narrow Gauge on Ocean Cliffs	Greg Scholl	September 16, 2019 06:03AM
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Re: Narrow Gauge on Ocean Cliffs	Olaf Rasmussen	September 17, 2019 01:07PM
Re: Narrow Gauge on Ocean Cliffs	Sharrod	September 17, 2019 02:21PM
Re: Narrow Gauge on Ocean Cliffs	Greg Scholl	September 17, 2019 04:06PM
Re: Narrow Gauge on Ocean Cliffs	trainrider47	September 17, 2019 07:28PM
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