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Anatomy of a Garratt, The by Peter Manning A detailed look at the design & const
Anatomy of a Garratt, The by Peter Manning A detailed look at the design & construction of K1
The Anatomy of a Garratt
A detailed look at the design and construction of k1. The original Garratt locomotive built for the Tasmanian Government Railways-A Century Ago
Soft cover spiral bound
64 pages
Copyright 2009
Contents
Introduction and Description7
The Basic Power Units11
The High Pressure Cylinders21
The High Pressure Power Unit (Trailing) and Water Tank24
The Low Pressure Cylinders29
The Low Pressure Power Unit (Leading) and Water Tank/Bunker32
The Boiler, Cradle Frame and Cab36
Valve Gear and Reversing Arrangements44
The Steam Circuit50
The Feed Water Circuit56
Sectional Views and Drawings58
Recent additions - work of the K1 Group62
K1 is one of a pair of identical locomotives built for the Tasmanian Government Railways in 1909. They were the first of a type of fully articulated locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock & Co., to the patent of H.W.Garratt - granted in 1907. The design was adopted in an attempt to solve a long standing problem faced by the Tasmanian Government Railways and began as something of a gamble. This paid offhandsomely for all parties as the ultimate success of this design is backed by the fact that the number of engines of the Garratt type built totalled 1115 with the final engine produced in 1958, almost fifty years later.
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