THE present position of locomotive engineering in this country is of a very interesting nature; owing to the gradual increase of weight of trains hauled and the higher speeds now in use, it has been ...

VERY soon after the compound working of steam in marine and stationary engines became an accomplished fact, and the great saving of fuel thereby was apparent, the question of applying the compound ...

Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 133, no. 797 (May 1892), supplement. COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVE OF THE RHODE ISLAND LOCOMOTIVE WORKS PROVIDENCE RI REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND THE ARTS WITH ...

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The need for a new type of gear case had arisen from problems the railways were facing with the existing gear cases, manufactured using S-42-S mild steel. Gear cases made of steel are very heavy – ...

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