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Locomotive Simply Explained, The by Chas Lake Soft Cover 1920, 1992 reprint
The Locomotive Simply Explained by Chas Lake Soft Cover 1920, 1992 reprint 56 Pages
THE feelings of admiration which most of us experience at the sight of a modern express train speeding along at the rate of fifty miles an hour or more are centred as a rule in the locomotive, from which the whole swiftly moving body derives its motion.
To many the sight has but a momentary interest, which vanishes as soon as the train is lost to view, whilst on others the effect is to awaken in their minds a desire to know more about the construction of the engine and the principles which govern its working.
Many people, too, have acquired a rudimentary knowledge of the various Farts of the engine, and have a rough idea of the functions which certain of these parts have to perform; others, again, are fairly well acquainted with the principal features which distinguish one type of locomotive from another, but are yet at a loss to understand why these differences exist.
It is with a view to clearing away some of the difficulties which beset the path of the seeker after information that this little treatise has been prepared; but, as will be readily understood, the available space at disposal will not permit of more than a brief explanation of the principal features of modern locomotive construction and practice. Nevertheless, if as a result of what has been written the student's task is rendered easier, the object sought by the writer will have been attained. In revising the text matter for this new edition, the opportunity has been taken of introducing references to developments which have taken place since the previous one appeared, both as regards types of engines and their equipment. Such new features are, where possible, illustrated.
Foreign practice in locomotive construction is not touched upon in this treatise.
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