Author Topic: Unusual Oscillating Cylinder Locomotive  (Read 1575 times)

Offline sbwhart

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Unusual Oscillating Cylinder Locomotive
« on: September 30, 2018, 08:14:10 AM »
Thought you chaps would be interested in this. It was acquired by a friend:- Its a four cylinder oscillating locomotive it cam complete with a vertical steel boiler not sure if the cylinders are compounded or not.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-incdrOUc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-incdrOUc</a>

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Re: Unusual Oscillating Cylinder Locomotive
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2018, 02:56:55 PM »
Hi Stew.

I know nothing about this engine but my initial thought is that the builder has utilised the castings (fabricated component?)  that would normally have been a cylinder / valve chest and made valve bore operate as a second cylinder  :headscratch:

I can't see how it could operate as a compound unless the low pressure cylinder had a separate valve independent of the rocking motion as at the moment the 2 cylinders are permanently in phase with each other.

It would be interesting to see how the cylinder / portface is machined / drilled, that would tell us a lot  :)
« Last Edit: September 30, 2018, 03:11:12 PM by Gas_mantle »

 

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