From: lfsheldon@gmail.com
On 5/16/2014 12:20 AM, Glen Labah wrote:
> In article ,
> Larry Sheldon wrote:
>
>> Thank you so much. It looks like it might be competitive with what so
>> would say is my favorite, the Mallet inverteds of my youth.
>
>
> Here is a side view of a broad gauge Beyer-Garratt used in India:
> http://sundar.brinkster.net/PClass.jpg
> from this web page:
> http://sundar.brinkster.net/Garratt.htm
> It will help you see how these are put together, though the articulation
> joints aren't obvious.
[Fascinating discussion snipped]
Thanks! A really interesting engine. The pivots must interesting since
there appear to drivers under the boiler carrier. And I wonder why the
cylinders are so far away from the cab and (or) control valve(s).
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Idioten aangeboden. Gratis af te halen.
h/t Dagelijkse Standaard
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