Railway equipment notes.

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The 10 freight locomotives which the C.P.R. has ordered from the Canadian Locomotive Co., Kingston, Ont., will have the following general dimensions:—

• Type of engine10 wheel.
• Weight in working order, drivers142,000 lbs.
• Weight in working order, total190,000 lbs.
• Wheel base of engine, rigid14 ft. 10 ins.
• Wheel base of engine, total26 ft. 1 ins.
• Wheel base of engine and tender54 ft. 6 ins.
• Diameter of driving wheels63 ins.
• Material of driving wheel centrescast steel, 56 ins. centre
• Diameter and length of driving journals, main9 1/2 ins.×12 ins.
• Diameter and length of driving journals, F. & B.9 ins.×12 ins.
• Diameter of cylinders21 ins.
• Stroke of cylinders28 ins.
• Type of boilerradial stayed, wide firebox.
• Working pressure of boiler200 psi.
• Number and diameter of tubes248 2 ins. dia & 22 5 ins. dia.
• Length of tube14 ft. 8 ins.
• BrakesWestinghouse American.
• Weight of tender, loaded126,000 lbs.
• Capacity of tank5,000 imp. gal.
• Style of tankHopper bottom.
• Diameter of wheel34 ins.
• Kind of wheelwrought iron center, steel wheels.
• Diameter and length of journal5 1/2 ins.×10 ins., M.C.B.
• Brake beamSimplex.
• Side bearingSusemihl.

Railways: C.P.Ry.

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