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The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review
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Number 269 (15 January 1915)
0-6-4 tank locomotive, Barry Ry. 1. illustration
Supplied R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd to design of J. Auld, Locomotive Superintendent.
Six-coupled radial tank engines, Taff Vale Ry. 2. illustration, diagram (side & front elevations)
Tender locomotives for the Darjeeling Himalayan Ry. 3. illustration
Two express 4-6-2 supplied by North British Locomotive Co. to work betweem Siliguri and Darjeeling. Tractive force 11,600 lbf; weight 28 tons; total heating surface 835ft2; grate area 16ft2.
2-6-4 type tank locomotive, Buenos Ayres Midland Ry. 4. illustration
Metre gauge Hunslet Engine Co. type having 17 x 24in outside cylinders, actuated by Walschaerts valve gear, 1019 ft2 total heating surface; 16ft2 grate area and 4ft 6in coupled wheels.
Electric traction notes. 4
Michigan & Chicago Railway completed a 2400V third rail system carried on special insulators. Experiments were being conducted to find a suitable guard (not as in conductor, but as in non-conductive)
Locomotive for the Transcontinental Railway of Australia. 5-6. illustration
Constructed by Baldwin Locomotive Works: outside-cylinder (20 x 26in); 5ft coupled wheels. Also composite loading gauge adopted by Commonwealth of Australia Railways.
Old tank engines of the Western Ry. of France. 6-7. 2 diagrams (including side elevation)
2-4-0 passenger tank locomotive, No. 117, of the Western Ry. of France supplied by Kitson & Co., Leeds, in 1882, but constructed to the Railway Company's drawings, but with Webb safety valves, as used on the London & North Western Ry. The cylinders were 16-in diameter, and 22-in stroke, but most of the other dimensions agree with those mentioned in Volume 20, 1914, page 148. The boilers were essentially of a French type, comparatively small in diameter, 3-ft. 10-in., but with a very large dome, about 2-ft. 6-in. dia and having a most elaborately moulded sheet iron casing. The regulator, however, was placed in a separate casing, and was of the Crampton type, worked by a long rod passing through the dome, sand box and safety valve casing and base, the lever handle being placed close to the weather board, but outside, as shown. The boiler tubes were of copper, as were also the smoke box tube plates. The tanks, which were a most conspicuous feature, extended right to the front of the smoke box, and the various lines of rivets, of different sizes and pitches, were very prominent, as were three test cocks, which were placed about midway, as was usual in French practice. The two tanks were connected together by a large copper equalizing pipe just behind the leading wheels. A large cylindrical sand box with vertical valves was placed about midway on the boiler, and a signal bell worked from the train communication gear was fixed on the top of the right hand tank. The motion work was very interesting. The connecting rods were of a most unusual type. and had a long V-shaped fork at the small ends to take the cross heads, whilst the big ends were again forked, but at right angles, these forming the two stud bolts for taking the crank See also letter from Mernoc on p. 91.
An "Allied" relic on the Ottoman Aidin Ry. 7-8. illustration
Locomotive built by Dussaud Fréres or Ernest Gouin et Cie of Paris WN 660 used on construction of Suez Canal; afterwards used on by French company breakwater and harbour works at Smyna then by a British company on Smyna to Aidin Railway. From 1905 used to provide power for an air compressor used in bridge strengthening. Notes suppied by George Willans.
Mishap in India. 8. illustration
Accident caused by a divided train on the Thull Gautt Incline of the Great Indian Peninsula Ry.
The Sirhowy Railway with some notes on the Sirhowy Tramroad. 9-11. illustration, 2 maps, 2 diagrams
First locomotive supplied to the Tredegar Iron Co. was manufactured by Messrs Robert Stephenson & Co. WN 16/1829 which was six-coupled shown as outline drawing in Figure 1. This received the name Britannia; the next was also six-coupled Hercules and the third was four-coupled Speedwell. The Tredegar Iron Co. manufactured its own locomotives between 1832 and 1848: these were six-coupled and were based on Britannia: they were named Tredegar, Jane, Lord Rodney, Lady Sale, Prince Albert, St. David, Fanny and Charlotte. St. David is shown in Fig. 2. The final locomotive was built in 1853: Bedwellty (and this is shown in a photograph in a partially dismantled state in Fig. 3. See also page 94
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. Section V. 1860-1862. 11-14. 6 diagrams (line drawings: side elevations)
In March, 1860, J. Armstrong constructed at Wolverhampton another "single" express engine, somewhat similar to, but rather larger than the preceding engines of the type No. 7 class. The new engine became No. 30 in replacement of the four-wheels coupled goods engine of the Shrewsbury & Chester Ry., which exploded at Saltney. No. 30 had 6-ft. 6-in driving wheels, and cylinders 15-in. by 22-in., and is illustrated in Fig 67. The leading and trailing wheels were 4-ft. 0-in. diameter. The wheel base was 15-ft. 6-in., 8-ft. 9-in. separating the leading from the driving wheels. The firebox dimensions differed slightly from those of Nos. 7 and 8, but generally speaking the boiler was practically of the same size. It had the curious feature of a manhole cover on the centre of the boiler barrel. No. 30 was not rebuilt, and ran until 1885, when it was broken up at Wolverhampton. Another very similar engine was built at Wolverhampton in March, 1860, and numbered 32, vice "The Flying Flogger" (see page 103, Vol. XX.) relegated to the scrap heap. As previously stated there may have been some part of the old No. 32 used again, possibly even the old boiler, but as the new No. 32 had a boiler ii-ft. I-in. by 4-ft. 2-in., this appears to have been larger than that of the old engine. The new No. 32 was almost identical in appearance with No. 30, and need not be illustrated. The cylinders and wheels were, however, smaller. The former were I4|-in. by 22-in.; the driving wheels were 6-ft. 2-in., and the carrying wheels 3-ft. I o-in. diameter. The wheel base was the same as that of No. 30. This engine was broken up in 1875.
At the time that the Birkenhead Ry. engines were added to the G.W.R. locomotive stock, there were under construction at Swmdon two standard gauge shunting engines. They did not come out until October, 1860, and received the Nos. 93 and 94, which had previously been allotted to them. They are shown in Fig. 68, and FIG. 68. were side tank engines with additional tanks under the bunker. They had the domeless Gooch boilers, and Gooch's link motion, but instead of " sandwich," they had inside plate frames. The cylinders were 15-in. by 22-in.; coupled wheels, 4-ft. 2-in. diameter; wheel base, 7-ft. 6-in. leading to driving, and 6-ft. o-in. driving to trailing. The boiler contained 138 2-inch tubes, and had a total heating surface of 806^ sq. ft., of which the firebox provided 76^ sq. ft. They were not rebuilt, but renewed as saddle tanks, with 13-ft. 8-in. wheel base and 15-in. by 24-in. cylinders, the same as the standard Wolverhampton pattern of saddle tanks, of which there are a very large number on the G.W.R. No. 93 was renewed in November, 1875, and No. 94 in February, 1877, both at Wol verhampton.
Twelve more sandwich framed mineral engines FIG. 69. (Fig. 69) were built at Swindon, of which Nos. 119 to 124 were turned out in 1861, and Nos. 125 to 130 in 1862. They were generally of the same design and dimensions as Nos. 79 to 90 previously described, having i6-in. by 24-in. cylinders and 4-ft. 6-in. coupled wheels. In August, 1877, No. 122, was renewed at Wolverhampton as a tender engine, exactly as covers. In these engines the reversing lever was on the left hand side. The cylinders were i6-in. diameter by 24-in. stroke, and the wheels had a diameter of 5-ft. o-in. Wheel base, 15-ft. 6-in., equally divided. The boiler, ii-ft. 6-in. long by 4-ft. o-in. dia., FIG. 72. contained 193 2-inch tubes, which gave a heating surface of 1,178.4 sq. ft., and the firebox added 79.3 sq. ft.; total, 1,257.7 sq. ft. This was a large boiler for the period when the engines were built. The total weight of the engine was 27 tons 2 cwt. in working order.
All were rebuilt at Wolverhampton, and then became sister engines to Nos. 77 and 78 (see Fig. 44, page 265, Vol. XX). The cylinders were enlarged to 17-in. by 24-in. The boilers, ii-ft. o-in. long by 4-ft. o-in. diameter, were all different as regards the number of tubes. No. 167, rebuilt 1878, had 248 if-in. tubes; No. 170, rebuilt 1879, had 250 if-in. tubes; whilst No. 169, rebulit in 1880, had 185 tubes; and No. 168 in 1883, 186 tubes, in both engines 2 inches external diameter. All were again rebuilt at Wolverhampton, No. 167 in 1891, No. 170 in 1894, No. 169 in 1898, and No. 168 in 1899. Nos. 167 and 168 were broken up prior to 1903, and 1904 saw the disappearance of Nos. 169 and 170.
The patent N.P. pump bucket. 14. diagram.
G.E.R. 14
The engine in the colllision at Ilford on 1 January 1915 was 4-4-0 No. 1813.
Improvements in cells for train lighting. 15-16. 2 illustrations, diagram
Boiler tubes. 6-7.
J. Lynes. The construction and inpection of 10-ton open goods wagons. 17-20. 2 diagrams.
45-ton bogie high-sided wagons, Buenos Ayres Pacific Ry. 20-1. illustration
Built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd and Bristol Wagon and Carriage Works Co. Ltd to the designs of F. Colin York, Chief Mechanical Engineer. of the Buenos Ayres Pacific Ry. They had rubber buffer and draw gear springs.
A drawbar improvement. 21. diagram
John Levick patent ball bearing washers for drawgear.
Examination of engines at loco. depots. 21-2.
Periods set between tests: weekly examinstion of boilers (lead plugs to be changed every month), gauge and trial cocks, combination injectors, lubricators, wheels & axles, slide valves, engine bogies, brakes and tender tanks
Steel passenger coaches. 22
A committee of American car builders reports that steel cars cost approximately 20% more than wood, but that the cost of maintenance is less. An enquiry into the painting of steel cars resulted in the building of a paint oven by the Pennsylvania Railroad, capable of accommodating the largest passenger car, so that each exterior and interior coat of paint could be baked. It is 90-ft. 3-in. long, 13-ft. wide, and I5~ft. high; the heating is effected by steam at 100 psi, and a temperature of over 250°F. can be obtained. It is a double skinned steel structure, with one end open, into which the freshly painted car is run. There are 2,000 sq. ft. of surface in the heating pipes. Not only is the period for drying lessened but the paint so treated exhibits an improved finish.
Ceylon Government Rys. 22
W. Evetts appointed district loco, superintendent of the Ceylon Government Rys. at Colombo. Evetts formerly represented Schmidt's Superheating Co. in India and Ceylon, and previously was chief draughtsman on the Nigerian Rys. He was also on the C.S.A. Rys. in South Africa, and served his apprenticeship at Crewe, L. & N.W., and was pupil to J.A.F. Aspmall on the L. & Y. Ry.
Dememara Ry. 22
D.H.G.D. Whitehouse succeeded C.C. Hawkins as locomotive superintendent with headquarters at Georgetown, British Guiana.
Result of an avalanch. 2 illustrations.
Engine 2714 (Series C 45, illustrated on page 99 of Vol. XII., Locomotive Mag.: KPJ inCorrect citation) of the Swiss Federal Railways, the boiler of which was ruptured by a heavy fall of rock in May, 1912, on the heavy gradients of the Domodossola-Iselle line between Preglia and Yarzo, near the south side of the Simplon Tunnel. When the boiler was ruptured, of course, there was an enormous rush of escaping steam, but luckily the driver and firemen were uninjured. The damaged plate shown in Fig. 2 was on view last summer at the Berne Exhibition.
The first of the two new 0-6-2 tank engines is now ready. They are to be numbered 1000 and 1001. The 1500 class now run up to 1533, and 10 Ib. more than working pressure, and more are to follow up to 1540. These will be followed by ten superheater goods engines.
Science Museum catalogue, with supplement. 23
The Director of the has sent us the new catalogue, containing illustrations of the fine Mechanical Engineering Collection in the Museum (Part 1). This section refers to steam engines and other motors, locomotives and railways, mechanical measuring appliances, pumps and lifting machinery, and power transmission. The catalogue itself comprises 464 pages, with very full descriptive and historical notes of the machines, models and drawings in the collection. As is fairly well known many of the machines are shown in motion daily from 11 a.m. until closing time, the motive power being supplied by a compressed air service. Many of the models are fitted with self-closing air valves, by means of which visitors may start them at will
Reviews. 23
Valves and valve gearing. Charles Hurst. Charles Griffin Ltd.
Number 270 (15 February 1915)
Six wheels coupled radial tank engine, G. E. Ry. 25. illustration
Six wheels coupled goods engine, Belfast and County Down Ry. 29-30. illustration
Built Beyer Peacock to specification of R.G. Miller, locomotive engineer
Indian ambulance trains. 30-1. 2 illustrations
Three trains formed of modified vehicles assembled at the Lahore Workshops of the North Western State Railway.
Old Belgian tank locomotives. 31-4. 4 illustrations, 3 diagrams (side elevations)
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. 11-14. 7 diagrams (line drawings: side elevations)
The Bonnefond valve gear. 42-3. 2 diagrams (including side elevation)
Fitted to six-coupled engine of the C. de F. de l' Etat and to twenty two express 2-4-2 locomotives including No. 2609 Patay exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in1893.
The "Rubygage" Indicator. 48. diagram
Water gauge supplied by Ronald Trist & Co,
Underground Electric Rys. of London. 48
As from 25 January the following changes in the Metropolitan District Ry., London Electric Ry., City & South London Ry., and Central London Ry. — Mr. W. E. Mandelick, in addition to his office as.secretary to the above Companies, is appointed business-manager, Mr. Z. E. Knapp is appointed manager for-maintenance and construction to the Companies; Mr.W. E. Blake, in addition to his position as superintendent of the line to the District Ry., is appointed superintendent of the line to the London Electric, City & South London and Central London Rys. in place of Mr. J. P. Thomas, who has resigned his position with these Companies to become general superintendent of the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd.
Institution of Locomotive Engineers. 48
Annual General Meeting at Caxton Hall on 12 February 1915
Railway Club. 48
C.J. Allen to speak on The Anglo-Scottish train services on 9 March.
Number 271 (15 March 1915)
2-6-4 tank engines, Great Central Ry. 49. illustration
Robinson design with leading Bissell truck and 21 x 26in inside cylinders intended for working coal trains from the Nottinghamshire coal field to Grimsby and Immingham docks. Fitted with water pick up gear and staem heating for working heavy passenger trains. See also mechanical lubricators..
Great Western Ry. 49
New 45XX 2-6-2T compl;eted at Swindon: Nos. 4540-4549. New 42XX 2-8-0T Nos. 4240 and 4241, 4-4-0 No. 3414 (formerly 3704) named A.H. Mills. GWR 2-6-0 and 2-8-0 mineral locomotives working through to Southampton over LSWR with coal trains from Salisbury. New locomotive sheds completed at Westbury and at Long Rock, Penzance
Combined rack and adhesion locomotive, Nilgiri Section, South Indian Ry. 50-1. 2 illustrations
Supplied by Swiss Locomotive Co. at Winterthur under supervision of Robert White, Consulting Engineer: 0-8-2 with four cylinders (working compound on rack sections). Detailed diagrams on p. 82 et seq
New passenger locomotives, Midland & South Western Junction Ry. 51-2. illustration, diagram
J. Tyrrell design of 4-4-0m supplied by North British Locomotive Co. with Ross pop safety valves and Great Western type top feed for water. Gradient profile of route
Tank locomotive, Wirral Ry. 53. illustration
T.B. Hunter 0-4-4T with 5ft 6in coupled wheels supplied by Beyer Peacock
Locomotives for ther Bombay Port Trust. 53-4. illustration
Purchase of former L21 class 0-6-0 type from Great Indian Peninsula Railway: originally built by Neilson & Co. in 1878: former Nos. 400, 418n 50 and 51 became 01-04. They had 17 x 24in cylinders, 5ft wheels, 1089ft2 total heating surface and 21ft2 grate area.
35 tons self-propelliing steam break down crane, G. N. Ry. 54; 55. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Supplied by Craven Brothers of Reddish to the specification of H.N. Gresley; fitted with a Spencer-Hopwood boiler
The Scotch locomotive and rolling stock industry. 55-6.
State of the Scottish locomotive (North British Locomotive Co. and Andrew Barclay & Sons) and rolling stock (only Hurst Nelson is mentioned) in 1914: effects of WW1 and competition for orders with Germany.
The electric locomotives of the New York Central Ry. 56. illustration.
600 volts DC 4-4-4-4
Metropolitan Ry. 56
Introduction of first class cars on the Great Northern & City Section between Finsbury Park and Moorgate.
Electric traction notes. 57
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway electric locomotives: 4-4-4-4-4-4 weighing 260 tons
[Loetschberg tunnle locomotives: problems]. 57
Vibrartion in rods and crankshafts leading to fractures. See also letter from P. Weil on p. 139.
Gasoline rail motor for the Union Pacific RR. of America. 57. illustration
Streamlined railcar built by W.R. McKeen
Tools for a running shed. 58-61. 33 diagrams
South Eastern engine, "Man of Kent". 61-2. 2 diagrams (including side elevation)
Built by Rennie (WN 19/1843) for the Joint London & Croydon Railways togeether with WN 20 which became Maid of Kent in the London & Brighton Railway stock. No. 27 Man of Kernt had novel cylinders fitted iu 1849 with an extra port which exhausted directly into the chimney (diagram).It ran in this form for three years. Both engines were 2-2-2.
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. The West Midland Railway amalgamated stock. 62-3. 2 diagrams (side elevations)
Based on the Joy Diaries as published in the Railway Magazine and available in steamindex. Figure 80 shows locomotive A acquired from a contractor in Pontefract which had been overhauled by E.B. Wilson in Leeds. It was a 2-4-0 with 5ft 6i coupled wheels. In 1855 Joy converted it into a 2-2-2.
Fire brick arches. 63
If steeped in a strong solution of salt before being installed and if hard coal is being burnt they will tend to glaze together.
South Eastern & Chatham Railway. 65
Enlargement of Margate West station in preparation for closure of Margate Sands Section.
The Glenbrook Deviation, New South Wales Government Rys. 64-5. 4 illustrations
Knapsack Viaduct and Glenbrook Tunnel on section which avoided 1 in 30 gradients, zig-zxag and single track of former route into the Blue Mountains
Panama Pacific International Exhibition. 65
To be held in San Francisco with a 19 inch gauge railway 5½ miles in length with at least eight Pacific locomotives.
Canadian Pacific Ry. 65
Selkirk Tunnel under construction and 5½ miles in length to be electrified
Kitchen car, Great Eastern Ry. 66-8. diagram (side elevation in section and plan)
A.J. Hill design with kitchin in centre and crimson leather seating for first class and third class on other side.Cooking by oil gas
Correspondence. 68
[Nashua & Lowell RR Lion]. B. Thomas. 68. illustration
Lion built by Hinkley & Drury of Boston, Mass.: WN 62/1846. Cylinders 13½ x 20in; wheels: 4ft 6in. Built forPalmer & Machiasport RR of Maine. In service until 1890. First locomotive was Phoenix which had been built in England. Second was Tiger also built by Hinkley & Drury WN 7/1842.
Artistic railway station buildings. 69-70. illustration, diagram, plan
Elvington station, Derwent Valley Light Railway. Constructed mainly of concrete and asbestos.
A new system of push button control for wheel lathes. 70-1. 2 illustrations
Shanghai-Nanking Ry. 71.
Ross pop safety valves
[French Government]. 71
French Government placed order with Baldwin Locomotive Works for 100 Pechot type (modified Fairlie)
[Kerr, Stuart & Co.]. 71
We understand that Kerr, Stuart & Co. were building 35 lomotives for the French Commission
Early Great Western locos, 71
Errata: see page 34
Number 272 (15 April 1915)
Rebuilt mixed traffic engine, London & South Western Ry. 73-4. 2 illustrations
Urie two cylinder rebuild of Drummond four-cylinder design with water tubes in firebox: 21 x 28in cylinders; Walschaerts valve gear; 6ft driving wheels; grate area 31.5ft2. Eastleigh superheater.
4-6-0 locomotives, Victoria Government Railways. 74. illustration
Supplied by Beyer Peacock. Class DD. 18 x 26in cylinders. 5ft 13/8in coupled wheels, 1380ft2 total heating surface; 21.9ft2 grate area
Great Western Railway. 74
Scrapped the last 2-2-2 to have survived in service: Nos. 165 and 1128 which had operated on the Oxford to Fairford branch. Other locomotives withdrawn: 2-4-0 No. 76 Wye and Nos. 197 and 3228 and double-frame 0-6-0 Nos. 83, 87, 472, 476, 477, 688m and 1096. The following 4-2-2 had been scrapped: Nos. 3006 Courier, 3009 Flying Dutchman, 3027 Worcester, 3045 Hirondelle, 3055 Wilkinson, 3056 Lambert, 3070 Earl of Warwick and 3071 Emlyn. New 2-6-2T 45XX class Nos. 4550-4. 43XX working coal trains through to Southampton in addition to 26XX and 28XX.
Tunnel locomotive for the New Reynolton Colliery Co. Ltd. 75. illustration, diagram (side & front elevations)
For work at Begelly in Pembrokeshire. 4ft gauge capable of working on Saundersfoot Harbour & Railway Co. line. Named Bull Dog. Supplied by Kerr Stuart & Co. 2ft 6in wheels; 9 x 15in cylinders
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. 75
4-4-0 being rebuilt with larger boilers with Belpaire fireboxes and Extended smokeboxes and Schmidt superheaters, but retaining Joy valve gear and slide valves. No. 455 was in service in this form.
Great Eastern Ry. 75.
0-6-0 No. 1240 and 4-4-0 No. 1791 fitted with Weir pumps. The haulage of heavy coal traffic between March and Stratford called for the loan of locomotives from the LBSCR and Midland Railway. The Edmonton to Cheshunt Loop had been reopened and was being worked by 1300 class auto trains.
Superheater goods locomotive, North British Ry. 76. illustration
No. 8 illustrated. Cowlairs had constructed Nos. 8, 13, 44, 62, 113, 136, 222, 255, 260 and 261. They had 5ft coupled wheels, 19½ x 26in cylinders, a total heating surface of 1732.22ft2 inckuding 234.9ft2 superheat; 19.8ft2 grate area and 165 psi boiler pressure. The numbers were placed on the tenders to assist reporting to Lothian Control
Highland Ry. 76
Six locomotives were being supplied by Hawthorn Leslie to be delivered in June. They would be numbered 70-5; have 21 x 28in cylinders, 6ft coupled wheels, a total heating surface of 1599.6ft2 including Robinson superheater, 25.3ft2 grate area and patent feed water heater invented by F.G. Smith, chief mechanical engineer.
4-6-4 tank locomotive, Gold Coast Government Rys. 77
Hunslet Engine Co. with 17x20in cylinders operated by Walschaerts valve gear, 3ft 4½in coupled wheels, 777ft2 total heating surface and 142 grate area,
Messrs. C.C. Wakefield. 77
Company's Patent No. 1 Mechanical Lubricator fitted to GCR 2-6-4T featured in last issue.
All steel cars, Metropolitan District Railway. 78. illustration
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd to design of W.A. Agnew chief mechanical engineer District Railway.
The Hedjaz Railway. 79-81. 4 illustrations, map
Damascus to Medina is 830 miles. Non-Muslims not permitted to travel beyond El Ula. Pilgrim train shown in new station at Damascus. The train of the Holy Caravan is shown at Cadem station
German railways. 81
Rumours that Prussian State Railways were replacing copper fireboxes with those of steekl due to a shortage of copper and that the lead from battery storage cells was beiing removed to manufature munitions
Combined rack and adhesion locomotive, Nilgiri Section, South Indian Ry. 82-6. 5 diagrams (including plans and elevations)
Description and photographs page 50
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. 86-8. 5 diagrams (side elevations)
Locking device for valve spindles and crossheads. 88. 4 diagrams
Sand shield for locomotives. 89. illustration
The work and organization of the locomotive, carriage and wagon department of a small railway. 89-91.
Great Central Ry. 91
No. 279, 4-6-0 express goods and fish engine, has been named Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, and No. 446 Earl Roberts of Kandahar. Both engines 1A Glenalmond class. There were only two of the American 2-6-0 goods engines in service on this line.
Rhymney Ry. 91
During 1914 three new engines were built by Hudswell Clarke & Co., Nos. 23, 24 and 25. They were six coupled radial side tanks (0-6-2T) similar to those built in recent years and having cylinders 18-in. by 26-in., coupled wheels 4-ft. 4½-in. and radial 3-ft. 8-in. diameter.
Correspondence. 91-2
Old tank engines of the Western Railway of France. Mernok
The type of tank engines described on page 6 was first introduced in 1856. and was itself a modification of another type of engine introduced in 1855. Particulars of the latter are not available, but the 1856 engine was fully described in Armengaud Ainé's Traité' des Moteurs à Vapeur, Paris, 1861. Although these engines were, in appearance, very similar to the one illustrated, there are some differences of details which it is interesting to follow in studying the evolution of a type of engine which has been somewhat extensively used. The original engine had a dome containing a swan-neck regulator operated by a pull rod and bell crank, This was, I believe, one of the first applications of an arrangement which was extensively adopted in France until the usual English regulator was reverted to when compounds were introduced in that country. In the 1856 engine the steam pipes were. of course, in the smoke box, and the safety valves were on a small dome on the fire box.
As regards the mechanism, this design was introduced by Buddicom and Gouin, as early as 1851, in 0-4-2 mixed traffic engines, and appears to be a copy of the arrangement which had previously been in use on 6-coupled engines for the L. & N. W. and M. S. & L. Railways. This arrangement of the cylinders and valve gear has been largely reproduced in France for 2-4-0 passenger and 0-6-0 goods engines. And the forked connecting rods have for more than 35 years been a feature of inside connected French engines. The big end, illustrated by your correspondent, was used in the 1856 engines. I do not know on what authority he says that the valve gear is of the Gooch type, for in the 1850 engines as well as in the 1877, of which I possess large drawings, and also in the present 0-6-0 tank engines, which since 1885 have replaced the 2-4-0, the valve gear is of the so-called Stephenson type with box link, In the 1856 engines, as also in goods and mixed engines, the pendular link to which the push rod of the valve gear is jointed, was pivoted to the barrel of the boiler, a reprehensible practice which was done away with in the later engines, of which I have sectional drawings, dated 1877. These engines, with which I am well acquainted, were very similar to that shown in your January issue, but they (and some built or to be built later on by Kitson) were not fitted with Ramsbottom safety valves, but with one safety valve on the dome and the other on the fire box. The original engine of 1856 has only two springs to the four coupled wheels, but later on each wheel had a spring.
It should be pointed out that the type of tank engines we are considering has also been adopted by the Nord, but the regulator box and dome were separate from each other, as was usual on that French line. In every other respect the engines were similar to those of the Western Railway.
In 1868, the Eastern of France introduced also a similar type on their suburban lines from Paris-la-Bastille to Vincennes, etc. These engines had smaller coupled wheels and a different wheel base, but in other respects were similar to those of the N ord, save that at that time they, had no dome. The design of the Western of France tank engines was about 1877 modified 'by a pair of trailing carrying wheels below the firebox.' These engines were still at work on the Ouest-Etat in i 9! z .
A particular feature of the Eastern engines was that the side tanks did not, as in the Western engines, rest on the platform, but were supported above it by brackets, permitting a clear view of the mechanism, which could not be done in the Western engines, as the tanks not only rested on the platform, but extended as far as the smoke box front. See also response
* The writer of the article will perhaps explain this, as the engines ordered in 1881 from Kitson and, I believe, from an Austrian firm, were not to be provided with Ramshottom valves.
Sirhowy Ry. 92
A correspondent writes that engines Nos. 4 and 5 were built at Vulcan Foundry in 1871 and 1863 respectively (Makers' Nos. 625 and 504).
Hownes Gill Viaduct, North Eastern Ry. 92. illustration
The History of fhe North Eastern Ry., by W.W. Tomlinson, contains several unique illustrations. Among these is a view er Hownes Gill Viaduct, on .the Darlington and Blackhill section near Consett, which the author has been kind enough to allow us to reproduce. The illustration is taken from all old photograph in the possession of the North Eastern Railway Company, and dates from about the year 1858. The old locomotive standing on the viaduct is probably the Stockton and Darlington Ry. engine Derwent, No. 25, which is still happily preserved, and stands on a pedestal at Bank Top Station, Darlington. The Derwent is known to have been employed between Hownes Gill and' Carr House in 1852, and was also in the neighbourhood of the viaduct subsequent to 1858. * North Eastern Ry.: Its Rise and Development; published by Andrew Reid & Company, Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, whose London agents were Longmans, Green & Co.
London & North Western Ry. 92
C.J. Bowen-Cooke, chief mechanical engineer of the L. & N.W.R., informs us that the arrangement of wet sanding apparatus fitted to the engine Bloodhound, referred to in our issue of March, 1914, was designed many years ago by one of-the L. & N.W. foremen,
Converted suburban carriages, Great Eastern Railway. 93. illustration
Four-wheel carriage bodies mounted upon 54ft long bogie underframes thus reducing dead weight, but not carrying capacity
Novel splice. 93. diagram
Repair of damaged timber pillars in rolling stock
Ediswan electric fans and switches. 93-4. 2 illustrations
Italian three-phase electrifications.
Approximately 417 miles of track had been equipped and 300,000 horse-power capacity of three-phase locomotives were already in service or on order. The electrified portion of the Giovi incline of the Turin and Genoa line is 14.4 miles long, and has six miles at 1 in 36 although for 1½ miles it is as steep as 1 in 29. On this line there is practically a 10 minutes train service. The regeneration of electrical energy when going down grade has had a considerable influence in the selection of the system. The actual saving in energy is not however such an important consideration, but the accompanying braking effect, with a corresponding reduction in brake-shoe wear, and the reduction of capital expenditure of the power-house are considerable advantages. Some trouble has however occurred in the working of the new locomotives, due to the rheostats, and also from the supply of energy from various sources with different frequencies. Probably the old steam service will be resumed for a time.
Pennsylvania Railroad
The 21 mile:electrification of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Philadelphia suburban service (mentioned in this Journal some six months ago) from Broad Street Station to Paoli is nearly ready for service. This installation was made to afford relief at the congested Broad Street Station. It is anticipated that the existing suburban track facilities will be increased ,8 per cent., and the total station facilities 8 per cent., due to electrification .
Norlolk & Western Railway
The Norlolk & Western Railway's electrification was in operation. Each locomotive weighed 270,tons, 220 tons of which were on the driving wheels. Eleven electric locomotives had displaced 33 steam locomotives. The electric locomotives haul the heavy coal trains at a speed of about 14 miles per hour, compared with 7 miles per hour for the Mallet steam locomotives.
Note on old Stephenson locomotive, Sirhowy Ry. 94.
In the account of the old Sirhowy Ry. which appeared in January issue, we stated that the old locomotive illustrated by Fig. 1, page, 0, was apparently provided with separate steam and exhaust valve chests. A correspondent has pointed out that reference to the original longitudinal elevation of this engine, preserved at South Kensington, indicates that the valve chests are really shown in alternative positions; and there was therefore one valve chest only to each cylinder in the actual engine. We are obliged to our correspondent for calling our attention to this point.
Modern British permanent way. Cecil J. Allen. Railway News
Outlines chapter contents: notes many illustrations. Reprinted from a series of articles which appeared in The Railway News, but the subject matter has, been completely recast and added to in order to bring- the information to date. So far as we are aware, this book constitutes the first.attempt to deal with the principles underlying the design of the various details of which the track is composed, and to describe their manufacture. It is intended for the use, as a work of reference, of those engaged in the design of permanent way, and the drawing up of specifications, who are but imperfectly acquainted with the possibilities and limitations of manufacture. The first chapters deal with. steel rails, and go exhaustivel)' into the history and development of rail sections, the chemical composition of rail steel, and the rolling and inspection of rails. Chapters IV. and V. are devoted to fishplates and fish bolts ; Chapters VI. and VI: to the design and manufacture of cast- iron chairs; and Chapters VIll. and IX. to chair keys and fastenings In Chapters X. and XI. the selection of timber for sleepers, and their preparation and preservative treatment are gone into; while Chapter XII. deals with ballast. Chapter XIII. is occupied with descriptions of rail-joints, creep, and the spacing of sleepers. The second half of the book is devoted to switches and crossings, of which numerous types are illustrated and described. Chapters XIV. and XV. deal with switches; XVI. with three-throw switches and XVII, XVIII., and XIX. with crossings. III Chapter XX. some modern examples of slip road and scissors crossing construction are given, while XXI. is devoted to manganese steel points and crossings. Numerous illustrations are given of the practice of British railway companies, the drawings numbering 150, and in order that these may be as clear as possible, the book has been made 10 in. by 8 in. These are supplemented by fifty photographs, illustrating the processes of manufacture.
Oxy-acetylene welding and cutting. Calvin F. Swingle. Chicago: F. J. Drake & Co.
Railway Club. 96.
G.W.J. Potter to talk about Some early railway maps on 11 May 1915.
Number 273 (15 May 1915)
0-8-4 superheater tank locomotive, Great Indian Peninsula Ry. 97. illustration
North British Locomotive Co. supplied to S.J. Sarjant's requirements for service on the Ghauts (Ghats) inclines: 1724ft2 evaporative heating surface plus 436ft2 superheat and 32ft2 grate area; ft2 22 x 26in cylinders and 4ft 3in coupled wheels
Precursor class 4-4-0 No. 1137 Vesuvius fitted with superheater; No. 1243 4-cylinder compound 0-8-0 converted to simple with larger boiler; Experiment 4-6-0 rebuilt as four-cyliner compound with Marshall valve gear. No. 788, 4ft 6in tank engine fitted with motor gear had its feed pump and condensing gear removed and an injector fitted
Princess Christian's hospital train. 98-100. 3 illustrations. plan
Twelve coach train built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd. in association with British Red Cross Society and the advice of Sir John Furley and W.J. Fieldhouse
4-6-0 type engines for the Central Africa Ry. 100. illustration
Supplied by R.. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd to requirements and supervision of Gregory, Eyles and Waring consulting engineers
New Zealand Government Rys, 100
Order pllaced for ten locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works costing £3229 each as compared with £4780 from lowest British bidder
The Ottoman (Aidin) Ry. 101-2. 2 illustrations
Locomotives: 0-8-2T supplied by Robert Stephenson & Co. Ltd (three supplied in 1911) and 0-6-02T for suburban traffic in Smyrna. At time traffic interupted by Dardanelles campaign during WW1.
Darjeeling Himilayan Ry. extensions. 102-3. diagram
4-6-0 tender locomotives for working Kissengunge-Motigora section which ran alongside the frontier with Nepal. The branch of 17.5 miles up the Teesta Valley was incomplete due to the lack of bridging materials. New workshops at Tindharia. Diagram shows mail train for the Darjeeling trains.
Cusack & Morton's patent superheater. Midland Great Western Ry. 103-5. 2 illustrations, 2 diagrams.
Fitted to 0-6-0 No. 99 Cambria: includes notes of performance by this locomotive between North Wall and Mullingar on fast freight train.
North British Ry. 105
Six Wheatley 2-4-0 of the 418 had been rebuilt for second time at Cowlairs Works with new boilers and square cabs: Nos. 429, 1239, 1245, 1246, 1247 and 1249. No. 359 Dick Hatteraick, non-superheated Scott class had been fitted with a Weir feed pump and feed water heater and a Wakefield mechanical lubricator. See also NBR Study Group J. No. 25 page 50..
2-8-0 locomotive, series 745, Italian State Railways. 105-8. 3 illustrations, 2 diagrams (including side elevation)
Inside cylinders activated by external valve gear and valves; special strong crank axle with Frémont crank discs and modified Zara trucks. Locomotives were intended for fast freights carrying perishable goods and required light axle loads..
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. 108-10. 7 diagrams (side elevations)
The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway. 110-13. 6 illustrations
The work and organization of the locomotive, carriage and wagon departments of a small railway. 114-16. 4 illustrations
Lathes: semi-automatic capstan; arrangement for making locomotive stays and apprentice. Beyer Peacock link grinding machine
Great Eastern Ry. 116.
Two bays of a new carriage paint shop at High Meads, Statford had been completed
A. Stock. Forging and smithing. 116-18. 3 diagrams
South Manchurian Ry. 118
First standard gauge locomotive to be designed and built by Japanese engineers at Shahokou near Dairen: five further were in hand plus six tank engines for the Korean Government Rys.
South Eastern & Chatham Ry. 118
Hull & Barnsley 0-6-0 goods engines weere working on loan.
Audible signals for railways. 119. 2 illustrations
Parker patent fog signal place manufactured Mackenzie & Holland Ltd
Great Eastern Ry, staff changes. 120
As from 12 April several alterations were made in the duties of various officials of this line. A.J. Hill, locomotive engineer, gave up the supervision of the drivers, firemen and running staff generally, and was designated Chief Mechanical Engineer. F.V. RusseIl, of the locomotive department, had been appointed head of the operating or A section of the Chief· Traffic Manager's department with the title of Superintendent of Operation having charge of all matters relating to the movement of the traffic, under W.C. May. the Chief Traffic Manager. He controlled the operating, coaling, watering, oiling, cleaning. etc., of locomotives, carriages, wagons and motors. the compilation of time tables, train control, etc., his staff consisting of drivers, firemen, cleaners, guards, signalmen, etc. T.W. Watts, Goods Manager of the Ipswich district, put in charge of section B of the Chief Traffic Manager's department, with the title of Commercial Superintendent; dealt with all commercial matters, goods and passenger, including season tickets, and his office was at Liverpool Street station. H. Wilmer, formerly designated engineer, was now called Chief Civil Engineer..
Number 274 (15 June 1915)
Superheated goods engine with feed water apparatus, Great Eastern Ry. 121. illustration
Hill F 48 class 0-6-0 (No. 1240 illustrated) modified with Weir feed water heating
The Gretna railway accident. 121-2.
Account written and published before the full extent of the disaster known and contains several errors: notably Meechan rather than Meakin (the man who had failed to place a collar on the signal lever and had coerced in the irregular end of his shift and Tinsley taking over); also Quintin's Hill rather than Quintinshill
Converted superheater 4-4-0 express engine, L. & S.W.R. 122. illustration
No. 464 illustrated: equipped with extended smokebox and Estleigh superheater and Drummond water-tubes in firebox removed by Urie
London & North Western Ry, 122
A new series of George the Fifth 4-4-0 would be started at Crewe Works. Precursor 4-4-0 No. 1617 Hydra had been fitted with a superheater and piston valves; and the steam brake had been removed. No. 1710, a 4-6-2T, had been fitted with a superheater. 8ft 6in single Cornwall had been fitted with an injector in place of the vacuum pump. 4ft 6in tank No. 1365 had been adapted for motor train working. One of the 0-4-2 crane engines had been fitted with a cab similar to that on No. 3001.
Express goods engines, G. N. R. 123. illustration
No. 73 illustrated: notes 5ft 8in coupled wheels and impressive size of 0-6-0
North Western State Railway (India). 123. illustration
2ft 6in gauge 2-4-2T locomotives built by W.G. Bagnall Ltd. for the Coronation Durban Camp at Delhi in 1911 being transported to Bombay for use as part of the WW1 War effort
Obituary. 123
E.J. Dunstan died in 1915 aged 51. Locomotive Superintendent of the Shanghai Nanking Railway. Formerly with the locomotive department of the London & South Western Railway at Exeter and Nine Elms.
Somerset & Dorset Ry. 123.
Six 2-8-0 locomotives built at Derby numbered 80-5 were working into Bath.
2-6-4 tank locomotive, Eastern Bengal State Ry. 124. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Kitson & Co. Ltd of Leeds supplied four inside-cylinder engines with 5ft 1½ coupled wheels; 20 x 26in cylinders, total evaporative heating surface 1086.77ft2 plus 218.4ft2 superheat. Belpaire firebox. Grate area 25.3ft2.
Jubilee of the Highland Ry. 124
Act of Parliament 29 June 1865.
4-6-4 tank locomotive for suburban service, Grand Trunk Ry. of Canada. 125-6. illustration, 4 diagrams (including side elevation)
For suburban services from Montreal Bonaventure station to St. Henry, Lachine, Pointe Claire, Vaudrieul et St. Hyacinthe six locomotives supplied by Montreal Locomotive Works with a boiler with a Gaines combustion chamber and a Security brick arch to enhance heating efficiency and smoke conbustion. Baker valve gear, special valve stem guides and tail rods.
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. Section VI — Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Ry. 127-9. 5 diagrams including 4 side elevation drawings
Two goods locomotives were borrowed from the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, namely Castor and Pollux. These were Sharp Stewart products and when returned the MSLR sold two Robert Stephenson & Co. 0-6-0 WN 835 and 837 which became OWWR Nos. 37 and 39 and GWR 237 and 238 (Fig. 93). They had 18 x 24in cylinders, 120 psi boiler pressure and a bridge within the firebox to accommodate the rear coupled axle: this made firing difficult and creeated maintenance problems. No. 237 was rebuilt as an 0-6-0T (Fig. 94) and there were major changes to the boiler dimensions. No. 238 was scrappped In December 1855 two E.B. Wilson WN 466/7 2-4-0 were purchased. These had 6ft 6in coupled wheels and 16 x 22in cylinders. Fig. 95. They were virtually identical to two NER locomotives. These were never liked by the men on the OWWR as "they would not run": the similar NER locomotivves did very good work. No. 189 was modified with smaller (5ft 9in) coupled wheels. In this state Ahrons saw it being broken up at Swindon. Notes that David Joy took over control of the locomotives from C.C. Williams, a cotractor who had previously controlled them. Two large Jenny Linds were bought in 1856: E.B. Wilson WN 558 and 559, given OWWR Nos. 42 and 56, then WR 207 and 208: one was known as Will Shakspere.
All steel cars. 127
The Pennsylvania RR was tyhe first to adopt all-steel construction for its rolling stock and had built an all-steel caboose for freight trains at Altoona. "We understand" that the LSWR is to build an all-steel trainn for the Bournemouth expresses at Eastleigh.
Recent electric locomotives on the Italian State Rys. 129-30. 2 illustrations
Single phase at 15 cycles/second 3000 volts locomotives: one 0-10-0; the other 2-6-2; capable of regenerating power.
The Highland Ry. and its locomotives. 131-4. 5 illustrations
279 mile main line from Perth to Wick with branches to Keith and to Kyle of Lochalsh.. Formed of line from Inverness to Nairn opened 5 November 1855 and then outlnes the following history. Photographs of bridge across the Spey at Orton, Thurso station. Perth engine shed, Divie Viaduct and the opening of the Duke of Sutherland's Railway at Dunrobin
A. Stock. Forging and smithing. 134-6. 4 diagrams
Manufacture of buffers, drawbar hooks, cradles for drawbars and notes on welding.
Continuous brakes on goods trains. 136-8
The United States (USA) was the first to adopt contnuous brakes and did so in conjunction with automatic couplers. Critical of Australian application of air brakes tio freight wagons whilst retaining loose couplings; and critical of India for retaing vacuum brake in combination with automatic couplers
Small power hammers. 138-9. illustration
Belt driven: illustration of Atlas hammer manufactured in Keighley
Correspondence.
[Trouble with the Loetschberg Locos].P. Weil. 139
Re the trouble with the Loetschberg Locos., it would appear that the real reason why the sort of trouble described does not occur in steam locos. is that when the connecting and coupling rods are on their dead centres, i.e., when the cranks are in line with the said rods, no rotattonary drivz'ng effort is exerted on the crank pins. This is the great outstanding difference between the rod and crank drive of steam locos. and that of electric locos. of the jack-shaft type. In the latter, both the motor to jack-shaft driving rods, and the jack-shaft to drivzing-wheels coupling rods are subjected to a rotationary driving effort when on their dead centres, and it requires no explanation for engineers to perceive at once that this is bound, sooner or later, to cause trouble, since the crank-pin at one end of the rod is being driven round whilst the pin at the other end of the rod tends to remain at rest, so that the rod tends to pivot about the second pin without driving its crank. The worst case in point is a vertical motor to jack-shaft drive, as exemplified in the 4-4-2 electric locos. at Dessau-Bitterfeld (Prussian State Rys.), and it is certainly a wonder that such a thoroughly unmechanical job was ever allowed to leave the shops. To expect success was naive, to say the least. A certain, but only slight, degree of improvement is attained by adopting an oblique drive for motor to jack-shaft, but it would appear to me, speaking as a perfectly impartial and disinterested engineer, that the only practicable crank and rod drive for electric locos. is the Kando drive employed on the Valtellina and Simplon tunnel locos., viz.: two motors and a triangular frame with slotted lower apex driving the crank-pin of the driving-wheel in a horizontal direction only. This approximates most closely to the steam loco. drive, and, as far as I am aware, no trouble of the kind mentioned has been experienced on the two railways in question. The opinion of experienced experts would be interesting and worth having, as this is undoubtedly a question of the highest importance.
Old Western Railway of France engines. Writer of the article.. 139-40
Re letter from our old centributor "Mernok" on the above subject. His communications, which have not been too frequent of late, are always very interesting and full of information. I must, however, state that he is completely in error as regards the safety valves on the Kitson engines. As stated in the January article, the engines were to the Railway Co.'s drawings, the Webb type of Ramsbottoni valves on the firebox being the only variation. They most certainly had no spring balances' either on the firebox or the dome at the, time they were built and delivered. The writer had frequent opportunities of seeing these engines when under construction, and can positively state that they were as shown on the illustration. Of course it is quite possible that the Webb valves may have been removed, and others of the spring balance type substituted after' the engines were put in service, so as to bring them into line with the older classes. I am rather inclined to think that the Kitson engines were the first to be fitted with the Webb valves, probably as an experiment, as also the Gooch, valve motion applied to them. You will find some further particulars of these engines in The Engineer, Vol. LIV.,.page ,2, 7 July 1882. About 1883·a Webb compound engine was sent out from England for trial on the Western Railway, which was, I believe, supplied by Sharp, Stewart & Co, and then ensued a, regular, epoch of Anglo-French design, commencing with some very pretty six-coupled goods engines, with outside cylinders and Walschaert valve gear .. Then the Fives-Lille Co. built some four- coupled passenger engines with outside cranks and Allan's valve gear. These were followed by' the exceedingly neat six-coupled tank engines, illustrated in this paper, 7 Feb. 1'903, and also by the Fives-Lille Co. Then there was the fine express engine, No. 951, built atthe Batignolles works, which was fitted with Gooch's valve motion. This engine, which,' was very' -English in appearance, was illustrated in Engineering, 1 June 1890. All these had Webb valves.
Mechanical lubricator for locomotives. 140. diagram
Stone's mechanical lubricator
Rolling stock of the Loetschberg Ry., Switzerland. 141-4. 5 illlustrations
Corridor stock for three classes and bogie luggage van; also four-wheel first class coach for local services
Number 275 (15 July 1915)
New tank engines, Furness Ry. 145-6. 2 illustrations
4-4-2T: No. 38 and 0-6-0T No. 51 illustrated.
Calcutta-Madras Mail trains, Bengal Nagpur Ry. 146. illustration
Four-cylinder de Glehn compound 4-4-2
Hull and Barnsley Ry. 146
Ten 0-6-0 ordered: five from Yorkshire Engine Co.; five from Kitson & Co. Ltd: latter fitted with Schmidt superheaters.
4-6-0 express locomotive, New South Wales Government Railways. 147-8. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Designed by E.E. Lucy, Chief Mechanical Engineer. NN class. Belpaire boiler. Built Eveleigh Works. Designed for 784 miles Sydney to Albury round trip.
London & North-Western Ry. 148.
New George the Fifth 4-4-0: Nos. 363 Llandudno, 789 Windermere, 984 Carnarvon. Five further Precursor type modified with superheaters and piston valves.
Oil as fuel on locomotives. 149-53. 6 illustrations, 3 diagrams.
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines. Section VI—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Ry. 155-7. 6 diagrams (side elevations)
Fig. 97 shows 0-6-0BT built by E.B. Wilson RN 47-50; GWR 231-4. Ahrons considered that of a type supplied to collieries in North of England and also exported to Belgium, but otherwise not used on main line railways. Fig. 98 shows a very light 2-2-2WT, one of two supplied Stephenson & Co. in 1859: WN 1197-8 which carried WMR RN 52-3 and became GWR 223-4. They had commodious cabs, dome covers of a type fitted to locomotives supplied to Egypt; 12 x 20in outside cylinders; 5ft 6in driving wheels and 689ft2 total heating surface. No. 52 was originally named Ben Johnson and worked the Chipping Norton branch. No. 53 was known by the staff as Mrs Johnson. Fig. 99 shows one of the two Matthew Kirtley Derby-built 0-6-0 engines acquired by the OWWR in April 1860 and numbered 54 and 55, subsequently GWR Nos. 280 and 281. Two 0-6-0 were supplied by Kitson in 1860: these were similar to Sacre locomotives on the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire (Fig. 100). Two Stephenson WN 1328-9/1860 were RN 58/9,m subsequently GWR 294/5. No. 295 was broken up in 1883 but No. 294 "like Charley's Anvil was still running" as No. 47. Figs. 101 and 102 show as built and as perpetuated.
Number 276 (14 August 1915)
New passenger engines—Great Northern Ry. of Irealnd. 169-70. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Glover 4-4-0 Class U built by Beyer Paecock built for Dundalk-Enniskillen-Bundoran and Omagh services
Converted locomotive—Beira, Mashonaland & Rhodesian Rys. 170-1. 2 illustrations, diagram (side elevation)
4-8-0 converted to 4-8-2T for shunting: work done at Umtalia Workshops under direction of W.J. Hosgood.
Superheater goods locomotive—Hull & Barnsley Ry. 172. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Class LS 0-6-0 supplied by Kitson & Co. to requirements of Matthew Stirling, locomotive engineer.
Some past and present Russian locomotives. 176-80. 7 diagrams (including 3 side elevations)
See letter from W.T. Hoecker in Volume 38 p. 380
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines VII. The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. 180-2. 7 diagrams (side elevations)
Owned 4 tender passenger locomotives; 17 tender goods locomotives; 2 heavy banking locomotives; and 3 miscellaneous locomotives. Fig. 104 shows Dodds & Co. of Rotherham 0-4-2 No. 20 which became West Midland Railway No. 90 and GWR No. 194 which added a saddle tank in 1872. No. 21 was an 0-4-2 but was rebuilt as an 0-4-0ST at the Newport Works under the superintendence of Macdonald in 1860. It became WMR No. 91 and GWR No. 195. 0-4-2 No. 22 became WMR No. 92 and GWR No, 227. It was fitted with an injector in 1861 whilst at Pontypool Road, the first WMR locomotive to be so fitted. In was sold to the Bishop's Castle Railway in 1870. The goods locomotives were built by E.B. Wilson (Fig. 107). They had a a strong influence of Archibald Sturrock 0-4-2 bult for the GNR. The two banking locomotives were built by E.B. Wilson WN 512 and 513 (Fig. 108) were 0-6-0 tanks with the water underneath and at the rear. They were originally Nos. 7 and 8 and intended for the Llanhilleth branch. They became WMR 77 and 78 and GWR Nos. 235 and 236 and banked coal trains at Pontypool Road. The four 2-4-0 passenger engines: E.B. Wilson WN 491 WMR RN 190; WN 501 RN 192; WN 545 RN 193. There is iuncertainty about their original running numbers, but they were named Antelope, Elk, Gazelle and Reindeer: they were rebuilt at Wolverhampton in the 1870s and around 1890. Figs. 109 and 110 shows them after rebuilding.
A. Stock. Forging and smithing. 182-4.
The work and organization of a small railway. 184-5.
Number 277 (15 September 1915)
New tank engines, L. B. & S. C. Ry. 193. illustration
Five six-coupled side tank engines (0-6-0T) were additions to the locomotive stock of the L.B. & S.C.R. The first of these, No. 105, was finished, and is illustrated in the accompanying photograph, for which we are indebted to L.B. Billinton, Locomotive Engineer of the L.B.. & S.C.R. These engines are identical with the first five of the series, Class E2, one of which was illustrated and described in our issue of September, 1913, with the following exceptions: -The side tanks have been carried forward, thus giving a water capacity of 1,256 gallons, as compared with 1,090 gallons for the earlier series. The frames. have been lengthened slightly, the length over buffers being 33-ft. 3-in., while the .total weight in full working order is 53 tons 12 cwt. The engines were being built at the Brighton Works.
London & North-Western Ry. 193
The latest engines of the 4-4-0 George the Fifth type built at Crewe were Nos. 1086 Conway, 2106 Holyhead and 2370 Dovedale and completed a series of ten engines, all running: they were provided with the vacuum brake only. No. 8 was first of a new series of 0-8-2 shunting tanks put in hand at Crewe. Another of the 4-ft. 6-in 2-4-2 passenger tanks had been adapted for motor train work, No. 2514. This engine could be so used when running either way. No. 1638, one of the original non-superheater 4-6-2 tanks, had been provided with the Schmidt superheater and piston valves. Two further 5-ft. compound goods engines (1400 class) had been withdrawn from service, Nos. 173 and 2063.
Great Western Ry. 193
A new engine shed was opened in June at Ebbw Junction, Newport (Mon.), to replace the old shed at Newport (High Street). The 4-4-0 engine BruneI had number changed from 16 to 4169. New engines of the 4301 class, 2-6-0: Nos. 4366 and 4367.
Midland Ry. 193
No. 1003 (late No. 2633) one of the five original three-cylinder compound engines put into service by S.W. Johnson in 1901, had the cut-away splashers and larger cab, and was similar in every respect to the later Deeley design. The work of equipping superheaters to the older 4-4-0 locomotives was still proceeding at Derby, and one of the latest to be so treated was No. 711, statioried at Kentish Town. There was at Derby an old Kirtley double-framed 2-4-0 passenger engine, which has never been re-numbered, and still bore the number 500a. It was painted black, and when last seen by our correspondent, was in a somewhat dilapidated condition, bemg minus coupling rods and having a tender belonging to one of the old double-framed 0-6-0 engines.
Great Central Ry. 193
The latest 2-6-4 tanks bore Nos. 336-9, and were painted the standard black colour. Engines previously having fhese numbers were now on the duplicate Iist, and had the letter B affixed to them. The large 2-8-0 mineral engines were working. through to London with heavy coal trains.
Great Northern Ry. 193-4
The 0-4-4 bogie tank engines, Nos. 822, 828 and 939, have been rebuilt with new boilers with domes. No. 1115, one of Ivatt's earlier goods engines of 1899, had been rebuilt with a large boiler similar to I163. The four 0-6-0 express goods engines, with 5-ft. 8-in. wheels, Nos. 1 to 4, which had been stationed at Colwick for some years, to work the express goods trains to Manchester had been removed, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to London, and 4 to Manchester. Nos. 5 and 6 of this class remain at Colwick. For. the London express goods trains three of the 1630 class (2-6-0) were stationed at Colwick, and the great majority of' the new 0-6-0 superheater engines, Nos. 561 to 589, for the coal trains. In 1902 ten Stirling 0-4-2 mixed traffic engines were rebuilt by Mr. Ivatt with domed boilers, and for many years these were the only engines of the class to be so treated, but Nos. 582a and I04 of the same class had been similarly rebuilt. No. 1315, 4-4-0, of the 1071 class, had been rebuilt with a large boiler Most of the 2-4-0 engines borrowed by the S.E. & CR had been returned to the Great Northern.
North-Eastern Ry. 194
Two electric locomotive: commenced to run betweer Shildon and Newport as from 1 July with mineral traffic for Middlesborough.
Federated Malay States Rys. 194
A.W.S. Greame Manager of the· Inverurie Shops of the Great North ol Scotland Ry., appointed Deputy Locomotive Carriage & Wagon Supt. of these railways, with headquarters at Kuala Lumpur.
Combined shunting & crane loco, Great Indian Peninsula Ry. 194. illustration
For use at the new carriage works at Matunga near Bombay, the Great Indian Peninsula Ry procured a combined shunting and crane locomotive. By the courtesy of th: builders, the Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., of Newton le-Willows; we are able to illustrate the engine It is of the six-coupled side tank type, with outside cylinders, having slide valves actuated by Walschaert valve gear. The jib of the crane was. pivotted on the bunker, giving a very good weight distribution.
Rebuilt express engine, London & S.W. Railway. 195. illustration
No. 421 rebuilt by Urie with a superheater, but retained its slide valves and 16 x 26in cylinders. 175 psi boiler pressure. 1154ft2 evaporative heating surface plus 195ft2 ssuperheater. Sight feed lubricator and tube cleaner fitted. The engine had 6ft 7in coupled wheels and had been involved in Salisbury accident.
Stowe Hill accident, L. & N.W.R. 195.
Saturday 14 August 1915: the right hand coupling rod broke on locomotive No. 1489 Wolfhound when hauling the 08.45 express from Birmingham and this fouled the 08.30 express from Euston double headed by 2-4-0 No. 1189 Stewart and 4-4-0 No. 1974 Euryalus, both of which were derailed. Ten passengers were killed and twenty were injured.
Glasgow & South Western Ry. 195.
Six new express 4-4-0 engines had left Kilmarnock Works: Nos. 137, 138, 139, 140, 151 and 152. They had 19½ x 28in cylinders and 6ft coupled wheels.
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Ry. 196. 2 illustrations
The former 3ft 6in gauge railway had reopened on the 15 inch gauge as far as Muncaster. The photographs show the disparity between the Bassett Lowke Atlantics and the rails and in one photograph the former rolling stock is still visible.
The Shanghai-Nanking Ry. 197-9. 4 illustrations, diagram (side & front elevations)
Opened 28 March 1905: ran along Yangtse River Valley. Standard gauge. Used flat botom rail, Table lists four main classes: 4-6-2T, 4-60, 4-4-0 and 2-4-2T (side & front elevation diagrams for last).
Gt. Eastern Ry. 199
4-4-0 Nos. 1896 and 1898 rebuilt with Belpaire boilers with Robinson superheaters, new cabs and with vacuum brake removed. No. 1021 had been fitted with a boiler with dome near to the chimney off a 2-4-0 tender engine
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines VIII.— West Midland Ry. 200-1. 5 diagrams (side elevations)
Twelve Matthew Kirtley 0-6-0 were supplied by William Fairbairn & Son of Manchester of type supplied to the Midland Railway: running numbers: 60-7; 70; 97-9. GWR Nos. 282-92. They had 5ft 2in wheels, later reduced to 5ft by GWR and 16 x 24in cylinders. Fig. 100 shows one in its original state and Fig. 111 as running on GWR. They worked at Worcester and were broken up at Swindon between 1883 and 1887. In 1864 two Beyer Peacock 2-4-0T WN 205 and 238 were purchased and received Numbers 68/9, subsequently GWR 225-6. They had 15 x 20in cylinders, 5ft couplred wheels; 820ft2 total heating surface; they worked on the line from Honeybourne to Stratford-upon-Avon and between Malvern Wells and Worcester. Beyer Peacock supplied 2-2-2 WN 245-50 with 6ft 6in driving wheels; 16 x 20in cylinders and 1035ft2 total heating surface; WN 245-50. They became WMR Nos. 100-5 and GWR Nos. 209-14. They worked fast trains between Wolverhampton, Worcester and Oxford over the West Midland route. Fig. 114 shows Beyer Peacock supplied 2-4-0 WMR Nos. 1006-111, subsequently GWR Nos. 196-201 which worked between Wolverhampton and Worcester, and Hereford and Newport. They had 6ft coupled wheels and 16 x 20in cylinders. Fig. 115 shows Wolverhampton rebuilds of Nos. 196 and 200 which were fitted swith slightly larger bouilers.
The Rhymney Ry. and its engines. 201-2. 2 illustrations (line drawings)
Painted Brunswick green. 120 locomotives excluding duplicates. Freight locomotives were fitted with Eames non-continuous vacuum brake. Vulcan Foundry supplied 0-6-0 Numbers 1 to 6 in 1857. These had 16 x 24in cylinders, 14.5ft2 grate area and 1106ft2 total heating surface. They were reboilered, fitted with Ramsbottom safety valves and cabs in place of weatherboards.
H.T. Wright. Piston speed in relation to train speed. 203-4. 2 diagrams
Makes extesive use of Dalby's ICE Paper 3577
Locomotive crank axles. 204; 205. diagram, table
Dimensions given for many companies.
Bell cranks, cost of stamping in dies, Brett's steam stamps, heating of steel, tempering
Highland Ry. 208
Branch line from Keith to Buckie and Portessie closed to all traffic on 7 August 1915
The fire protection of trains. 208-11. 4 illustrations, 2 diagrams
Includes diagram of a firefighting locomotive and a magnifiscent motor road fire engine for Southampton Docks, London & South Western Railway; also collapsible buckets and chemical extinguishers..
Lancashire & Yorkshire Ry. ambulance train for the Continent. 212-15. 5 illustrations, plan
The plan is spread over more than one page.. Train extended to sixteen coaches. Illustrations include exterior (painted khaki); and interiors of pharmacy, kitchen and ward cars with cots raised and lowered
Great Northern Ry. Cuffley to Stevenage new line. 215. illustration
Article on contractors' locomotives for this line see Volume 20 p. 240. Illustration of 0-4-2 narrow gauge locomotive working on section north of Hertford near short tunnel just after crossing of River Bean. Ponsbourne Tunnel had been completed.
[Periscope to assist signalmen]. 215
Rose Street Junction signal cabin, Inverness, was fitted with a periscope to enable the signals to the north to be seen.
London & South Western Ry. 215
New concourse opened. In a prominent position one of the original Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway was displayed on its original stone block permanent way
Number 278 (15 October 1915)
Great Northern Ry four-cylinder engine No. 279. 217-18. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Gresley rebuild of Ivatt 2-cylinder locomotive with 15 x 26 in cylinders; the inside cylinders being actuated by rocking shafts from the outside Walschaerts gear
Tank locomotive (2-ft gauge) for the Metropolitan Water Board. 218-19. illustration, diagram (side & front elevations)
Kerr Stuart 0-4-2T to work system at Hampton-on-Thames which had steep gradients and sharp curves. Locomotives were named Sunbury (illustrated), Hampton (shown in diagram) and Kempton
Pechot locomotives for France. 220. illustration
100 being supplied by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Design introduced in 1888
Obituary. 220,
Malcolm G.S. Blane killed in action in France on 25/6 September 1915. Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. where he graduated in engineering science. He served in the Cameron Highlanders and died aged 22. His knowledge of the Highland Railway found expression in the serial articles published in the Locomotive Mag.
The Highland Ry. and its locomotives. 229-32. 4 illustrations, diagram (side elevation)
Number 279 (15 November 1915)
Closing of the Redruth & Chacewater Railway. 243. illustration
Illustration of 0-6-0T Miner. Smelter and Spitfire are also mentioned: all were supplied by Neilson & Co.
London & North Western Ry. 243-4
The following additional 0-8-2 shuntring tank engines had been turned out from the Crewe Works: Nos. 58, 482, 563, 736, 1090, 1124, 1414, 1514, 1515 and 2277. Except for not being lined out, these engines were finished in the usual style with the letters "L.N.W.R." on the tank sides. A new feature was that the number plates were of cast iron instead of brass. No. 2510 was the latest 4-ft. 6-in. 2-4-2 tank to be adapted for motor work. Several of those previously converted have recently had the condensing apparatus removed. Of the twenty 4-6-0 passenger engines then building by the North British Loco. Co., the first five should bear the Nos. 136 Minerva, 173 Livingstone, 257 Plynlimmon, 446 Pegasus, and 1749 Precedent. Besides those under construction at Glasgow, a new series of 4-6-0 Prince of Wales passenger engines will shortly be put in hand at Crewe. See also page 268. Recent withdrawals include Nos. 482 Pegasus 6-ft. 6-in. Jumbo) and 736 Menmon (6-ft. Jumbo). Amongst others of this class to be withdrawn were Nos. 90 Luck of Edenhall and 1515 Milton. Curved splash-guards were being fitted to the front of all large passenger engines, the latest to be so treated being Nos. 1452 Bonaventure (4-6-0), 2495 Bassethound (4-4-0), and 1509 America (4-4-0). Latest Webb four-cylinder compounds to be converted to simples were Nos. 1945 Magnificent and 1948 Camperdown," with cylinders 18½-in. by 24-in.
Lancashire & Yorkshire Ry. 244
The first railway in Iceland. 244. illustration
About 6 km long, 90 cm gauge designed to convey materials to harbour works in Reykjavik. Two 0-4-0Ts named Minor and Pioneer built in Germany by Arnold Jung & Co. in 1892. Railway opened on 17 April 1913.
Some past and present Russian locomotives. 245-8
Continued from Page 180.
Number 280 (15 December 1915)
New locomotives, Metropolitan Ry. 265. illustration
Built by Yorkshire Engine Co., 0-6-4T designed by C. Jones . No. 94 Lord Aberconway illustrated.
New tank locomotives, Great North of Scotland Ry. 266. illustration
Manning Wardle 0-4-2T for work in Aberdeen harbour.
Tank locomotive for the Indian Public Works Department. 266. illustration
Narrow gauge (2-foot) 0-6-0T tank locomotive, one of three constructed by the Yorkshire Engine Co., Ltd., Sheffield for the Public Works Department of the Indian Government. The cylinders were outside 8½-in. diameter by 12-in. stroke and driving on to the trailing pair of wheels. The six coupled wheels were 24-in. diameter, with a total wheelbase of 4-ft. 6-in. Walschaerts valve gearused. The heating surface of the tubes was 272.3 ft2., and of the firebox 25.1 ft2., so that the total heating surface 297.4 ft2. The grate area is 4.2 ft2. The working pressure is 160 psi.
4-4-0 express locomotive, Eastern Bengal State Ry. 267. illustration, diagram (side elevation)
Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, Consulting Engineers for the Indian State Rys., for the standard 4-4-0 superheater express engines of the Eastern Bengal State Ry. (No. 404 illustrated). This particular engine formed part of an order for six built in 1914 by Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., four of which were fitted with the Schmidt and two with the Robinson " superheater. The boiler was Belpaire type, and carried a working pressure of 160 psi. Coupled wheels 6-ft. 2-in. diameter, while the cylinders are 20-in. diameter by 26-in. stroke, inclined I in 17. The heating surface is as under: 130 steel tubes of 1¼-in. external diameter, 675 ft2.; 18 steel tubes of 5¼-in. external diameter, 8 W.G., 276 ft2..; firebox, 126.5 ft2.; total, 1,077.5 ft2.; superheater, 223 ft2..; total, 1,300.5 ft2. The grate area is 25.3 ft2.t. Stephenson's valve gear, with rocking shafts, is used. Wakefield's mechanical lubricator is fitted while other special equipment include the automatic vacuum brake, steam sanding
Several six coupled goods tender engines (0-6-0) belonging to the Hull & Barnsley Ry. had been working on the S. E. & C. R. Their numbers were: 71, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, §3, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 94, and 95.
2-6-0 superheater express goods locomotive, Glasgow & South Western Ry. 268. illustration
Superheating necessitated addition of a front pair of carrying wheels in order to get a good adjustment of weight, in Peter Drummond's design of goods engine for the Glasgow & South Western Ry. The provision of the leading (two-wheel) bogie was also conducive to smooth and easy running at high speeds. Twelve of these engines were being built by the North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., and several were already in service. They were numbered from 403 upwards. The leading dimensions, in general followed the 360 0-6-0 class introduced in 1913.
London & North Western Ry. 268
The new series of 4-6-0 Prince of Wales passenger engines, referred to in the November Issue names of persons connected prominently with WW1. As yet, however, only four had been completed, these being Nos. 27 General Joffre, 88 Czar of Russia, 122 King, of the Belgians, and 160 King of Serbia. No. 2583 (Precursor class), which had its name changed from Teutonic to The Tzar, was to be further re-named, and with the name Moonstone. No. 1959 Revenge ( Alfred the Great class) converted to simple, with two inside cylinders 18½ in. by 24-in. diameter.
Combined rack and rail compound locomotive for the Furka Railway (Switzerland). 269. illustration 2-6-0T built Société Suisse at Wintherthur using Abt system for rack sections ;
4-4-4 express locomotive, Philadelphia and Reading RR. 270-1. illustration, diagram (sectionalised elevation)
Designed S.G. Thomson, Superintendent of Motive Power and Rolling Stock Equipment. This design had the advantage of'giving a short wheel-base with great flexibility and also permitted a very large firebox without imposing a load too heavy to be borne by one axle. The four-wheel rear bogie seems specially suited to the shallow Wootten firebox so much favoured on American railways. In this engine the main frames terminated at the firebox, a substantial steel casting securely uniting them. Fastened to the centre of this casting is the back frame, which was made of rolled plates 1-in thick and 30-in. high. These plates had horizontal flanges at the bottom, the upper ends sloping together at the top, and were electrically welded. There are also a number of l10-in. channel spacers tieing together, the sides of the centrally placed back frame. The rear frame terminated in a heavy steel casting.
The boiler was the largest in service on the Philadelphia & Reading Railway, the Wootten firebox being so wide that the cab sides were flush with it at bottom and no room left for running boards along its sides. The fire was fed through two l0-in. by 18-in. doors, and a combustion chamber was provided. To prevent the formation of clinkers when burning low grade anthracite coal a jet of steam from the exhaust and air pump could be directed into the ashpan. The boiler barrel had a diameter of 6-ft. l0-in. at the rear tapering to 6-ft. at the smokebox end, and contained 225 2-in. tubes and 32 superheater flues 53/8-in. diameter by 13-ft. 6-in. in length. The total heating surface was 2491 ft2., to which the firebox contributed 292 ft2. There was 679 ft2 of superheating surface. The grate area 108 ft2. The boiler carried a pressure of 240 psi, a figure unprecedented, we believe, for a simple expansion locomotive. The steam supply pipes are partly external, thereby simplifying the interior of the smokebox and cylinder casting, besides giving a more direct passage for the steam. Every effort had been made to reduce weight.
See also letter from William Hoecker in Volume 22 page 82.
The Highland Ry. and its locomotives. 272-5.. 5 illustrations, diagram (side elevation)
The Knott End Railway. 275-7. 5 illustrations
Mainly the assorted locomotives
Replacing a locomotive side-rod bush. 278-9,
E.L. Ahrons. The early Great Western standard gauge engines..Section X. Great Western Ry. 1863-1866.
The work and organization of the locomotive, carriage and wagon department of a small railway. 281-3,
Personal. 283
W. H. Morton had been appointed Locomotive, Carnage & Wagon Superintendent of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland.
[Indian railways: staff changes]. 283
H.H. Spalding, Deputy Locomotive Superintendent, Eastern Bengal State Ry., had been appointed to officiate as locomotive superintendent during the employment of W.F. Harnett, Locomotive Superintendent, on special duty, and K.M. Kirkhope, District Locomotive Superintendent, to act as a Deputy Locomotive Superintendent.
During the absence on leave of G.B. Cresswell, General Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of the Darjeeling-Himalayan Ry., C.C. Royston, Resident Engineer, will have charge of the locomotive department.
CALEDONIAN RY. The six new 4-6-0 express
engines built for the Highland Ry. and sold to
the Caledonian Ry., have been numbered from
918 to 923. They have outside cylinders 21-in.
dia. with a stroke of 28-in. and 6-ft. coupled
wheels. They are fitted with Robinson superheaters
and have Belpaire fireboxes.
CORRECTION. On page 254 of our November issue
the illustrations of crank axles, Figs 5 and 6, are not
correctly described. Fig. 5 should be Fig. 6 and is
the Bosnian Rys. axle. Fig. 6 should be Fig. 5, and
should be described as " Western Ry. of France crank
axle," as " Baldwin " was only the originator of the type.
(Continued from Page 261.)
THE POWELLTOWN AND YARRA JUNCTION
LIGHT RAILWAY. 284-5
OBITUARY.
It is with great regret that we have to record the death of Lieut. T. Vade- Walpole, of the loth Gordon Highlanders, in the trenches, on September 2Oth last. He was keenly interested in engines and railways, and had subscribed to this Magazine for many years.
: NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. We regret to learn of the death of Mr. J. H. Adams, Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Superintendent of the North Staffordshire Ry. He was the third son of Mr. William Adams, at one time Loco. Supt. of the North London Ry., and subsequently of the Great Eastern and London & South AYestern Rys. Born in 1860, the late Mr. Adams commenced his apprenticeship at the Stratford Works of the G. E. Ry. in 1877, and transferred to Nine Elms, when Mr. Wm. Adams succeeded Mr. W. G. Beattie as Locomotive Superintendent of the L. & S. W. R. He spent one year with Messrs. Tannett, Walker & Co., of Leeds, and in 1887 was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Donna Thereza Christina Ry., of Brazil. From January, 1899 to March, 1902, Mr. Adams was Assistant Manager of the Ashford Works of the S. E. & C. R., and he was then appointed Locomotive, Carriage &Wagon Superintendent of the North Staffordshire Ry. in succession to the late Mr. Luke Longbottom, taking up his duties in April, 1902. Mr. J. A. Hookham, Manager of the Stoke Works, has been appointed to the position of Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Superintendent of the North Staffordshire Ry. in succession to the late Mr. Adams.
KALKA-SIMLA RAILWAY. 286
The framing of the bodies is of teak and the SINCE this railway, which serves Simla, the pannelling of aluminium sheets, this latter headquarters, during the hot
The Progress of a Locomotive Requiring
Reviews. 288
Railroad field manual for civil engineers.William G. Raymond, Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
No doubt the name of Professor Raymond will be familiar to many of our readers as that of the author of several excellent works on railway civil engineering, and this book of tables equals the high standard of his previous writings.
This book contains a large number of tables, many of them not found elsewhere, and other data, of the highest utility to the railway engineer; and are prefaced where necessary with explanations and examples of their use. The text and tables of spiral functions are particularly commendable, and are based on the American Railway Engineering Association's ten-chord spiral. There is also a useful chapter on the adjustment of instruments.
The most noteworthy feature perhaps is that the tables are computed on the decimal instead of the sexagesimal division of the degree. To some this may appear to be an unnecessary innovation, but it cannot be denied that the decimal division is a more convenient arrangement for the solution of many curve problems and calculations involving trigonometric logarithms. In his preface the author tells us that he consulted many authorities, both practical and scientific, as to the advisability of this change from minutes and seconds to decimal division ; and the consensus of opinion was almost unanimously in its favour. Although the " Field Manual," as its title indicates, is intended primarily for field practice ; we think it will be found no less acceptable in the office, on account of its comprehensiveness. Of this we can hardly give a better idea, in the space at our disposal, than by quoting the chapter headings : I. Simple, Compound, and Vertical Curves. II. The Spiral. III. Logarithms and Trigonometric Functions. IV. Location Theories and Tables. V. Estimating and Construction Tables. VJ. Turn-outs and Crossovers. VII. Azimuth, Latitude and Time. VIII. Tables for Metric Curves. IX. Miscellaneous Tables. X. Adjustment of Instruments. XL Sexagesimal Trigonometric Functions. This book is well arranged, being very compact and easy to handle, and appears to be singularly free from errors.
Magnet of Commerce. 288
Second edition issued by the Publicity Department of the Great Central Ry. In the new edition the'latest obtainable statistics are given, concerning the coalfields and industrial centres of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and elsewhere. Developments are constantly taking place in these districts, and this publication gives interesting and useful information for business firms and traders.
Institution of Locomotive Engineers. 288
Announcement for 18 December when a Paper by E.J.H. South, would be read on The Cleansing of Locomotive Boilers. The Chair will be taken at 2.30 p.m. .
The innovation of holding meetings on Saturday afternoons during the winter months proved highly satisfactory, as evinced by the meeting held on 27 November when Elliott Cumberland gave a Paper on The Prevention of Scale and Corrosion of Boilers. The Chair was taken by Mr. Charles A. Suffield at 2.30 p.m. . Cumberland's Paper proved highly interesting, and the value was further enhanced by a practical demonstration of his own process. The discussion was opened by the Chairman, and maintained for a considerable period by Messrs. Lelean, W. J. Bennett, Nethercott, and Howard, Correspondence on the Paper was read from Messrs. Smith, Ahrons, Mannering, and A. R. Bennett.
RE.L. Maunsell, chief mechanical engineer of the S. E. & C. Ry., has accepted the Presidency of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers for 1916, the retiring President, Alfred J. Hill, M.Inst.C.E., chief mechanical engineer of the G. E. Ry., vacating the office at the end of this year. Hill has been President for two years, accepting the office for a second year to co-operate with the Council in framing the Memorandum and Articles of Association on the incorporation of the Institution.


Apple surpassed analysts' expectations by selling more iPhones, but a 24pc surge in revenues from Services indicates a new future for the California tech giant.
Apple reported fourth quarter revenues of $46.9bn, down 9pc, marking it as the company's third quarter of quarterly sales decline.
The Q4 performance compares with $51.5bn reported in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Despite the decline, the company is still the largest tech performer by revenue and particularly by profit, with some $9bn gains generated in Q4.
Either way, the tech giant is confounding Wall Street expectations, selling 45.5m iPhone devices during the fourth quarter – more than the 44.8m expected by analysts.
The reality is that even despite the declining numbers, Apple is still a tough act to follow, with a war chest of $237.6bn in cash and investments.
"Our strong September quarter results cap a very successful fiscal 2016 for Apple," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO.
Services the next iPhone for Apple?
While Apple is still coy to report how many Apple Watch devices have been sold, for Cook to place an emphasis on Services – which includes apps and music – is quite telling and indicative of a future that is increasingly software-based.
The company sold 4.9m Mac devices in Q4, down 14pc, which indicates it's the right time for the tech giant to bring out a new line-up on Thursday (27 October). Interestingly, Apple itself leaked details of a new MacBook Pro that sports a second OLED screen for functions to suit specific apps as well as the disappearance of an Esc key.
The overall performance means that for the first time since 2001, Apple revenues have actually declined.
While Services may be on the rise, the critical iPhone device accounts for two-thirds of the company's revenues and it may be some time before Services revenue really contributes to the tech giant's bottom line.
Critically, Apple was buoyant in its predictions for the crucial Q1 sales season which takes in Christmas, projecting a better-than-expected $76bn to $78bn.


Katherine Grainger's Olympic Record in brief: silver (hooray), silver (OK), silver (dismay), gold (wahay!) and, most recently … back to silver (oh dear). What on earth was she, one of Britain's greatest and most respected Olympians, still doing grubbing around in a boat at the age of forty in Rio? Not even winning. You'd expect her to be somewhat shame-faced as we rendezvous outside Sainsbury's in Shepherd's Bush for the – inevitable – riverside film location.
She is not. Not even close. Just interesting, entertaining, self-deprecating and wearing as lightly as ever the fierce intelligence that studied psychopaths during her PhD.
We arrive on the banks of the Thames, seagulls obligingly wheeling overhead. Some poor eight slogs by on the slapping track of murky water. That was her. For 20 years. Why on earth …?
Her study of psychopaths begins to look a little more personal. The more she talks the more it becomes clear that for her rowing was about trying to win, but also the accumulative, muscle-flaying and desperately hard-won satisfactions of 'trying'. The tantalising quest. And in that double scull in Rio with Vicky Thornley (with whom she may or may not have been in perfect harmony, but nothing – literally nothing – will she betray on the subject) she scored one of the greatest satisfactions of her career.
Cut! She eats a strawberry, thoughtfully provided as a prop. Then, unwaveringly, continues with the story of the nightmare that was her preparation for her fifth and final Olympics. We resume where GB rowing are due to announce the Rio-bound team to a media throng. K. Grainger and V. Thornley are not included.
It's that tap on the shoulder that athletes dread. She ponders the analogy. "Well almost a sledgehammer to the back of the head really.
"It was hard to take. Awful. Most of the time when we watch Olympic sport we see sunshine, beautiful venues, packed crowds, inspiring performances. But behind every one of those performances are really hard, dark days. One of my lowest points was in the run-up to Rio when I didn't feel part of the team. It was very painful, very hurtful. Not a nice place to be. I didn't take it personally. I didn't have a chip on my shoulder. I just had a lot of incredible support from family and friends and tapped into a deep well of belief to some extent.
We know now. It wasn't all gone. It was the – albeit desolate – ante-room to further glory. Call it something lyrical like "human spirit", or factual like "pure bloody stubbornness", she more or less willed herself into that GB kit one more time.
For someone reputedly discreet (surely she is the only sports person in the world not on Twitter – no, wait, her friend Sir Steve Redgrave isn't either, so it must be a rowing thing), she is disarmingly honest.
"A lot of people say, 'You're a really private person'. It always takes me by surprise because it's not a deliberate policy. I have always felt that my life outside rowing – well, it's not what I talk about and frankly right now it's not very interesting. I suppose when I was growing up, I felt if you talked out yourself obsessively, that's rude. I'm more interested in talking about other people.
"I do get asked sometimes about marriage and children. Maybe as a female athlete that's more of an obvious thing. Especially, as I've got older, the child question. There's that biological clock thing ticking. Women are having children much later so the door is open for longer, but I'm very aware there's an end point on that question.
Her list of interests beyond sport is already copious. Academia, broadcasting, charity work, aunthood, juggling, which she does for the camera with flawless aplomb and the set-dressing satsumas. Her experiences have made her unusually broad-minded for an athlete with tunnel vision.
"Studying law, I became aware of many real hard-hitting social issues in this country. I've done plenty of media broadcasts about Olympics which have been interrupted by news flashes of Syrian air raids or African famine, and the contrast I find quite jarring. I still question at times: what are we, as Olympic athletes, really doing? There are so many driven, successful, challenging people in sport. If all of them were out there in the real world doing real jobs – what could we achieve?
"I …" she stops abruptly. "There, I'm lost for words already.
The river runs by indifferently and we loop back to the beginning. The memory of the Closing Ceremony in Rio and how it almost made her sign up for the ride one more insanely painful and yet compelling time.
Everyone pauses as a plane thunders overhead like heavy punctuation.
"I don't know if I've convinced myself yet," she murmurs, off-camera.


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