Steam Locomotive Side Rods

Thanks, Chuck

Good idea! My dad was a member of R&LHS for many years.

After I’m gone my kids would probably just Ebay this stuff or toss it!

Thanks for the suggestion…

Ed

It’s certainly true that there’s less room for counterweight in smaller drivers. But, as I noted earlier, you also need less counterweighting the farther from the axle the counterweight is placed. Or, put another way, you need more counterweight the closer the counterweight gets to the axle. So, little drivers get a double whammy.

Ed

The T1 Trust has just such a repository, and I think it would be valuable to put a copy of this Timken report there (it would be particularly appropriate as there is nothing quite like it, and it contains a number of details that have had to be ‘extrapolated’ from other references).

I’d like to put my ‘oar in the water’ for a copy, too…

RME, I sent you a PM.

Ed