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LOCOMOTIVE COMPOUNDING AND SUPERHEATING.
By J. F. GAIRNS.
Contents.—Introductory.—Compounding and Superheating for Locomotives.—A Classification of Compound Systems for Locomotives.—The History and Development of the Compound Locomotive.—Two-Cylinder Non-Automatic Systems.— Two-Cylinder Automatic Systems.—Other Two-Cylinder Systems.—Three-Cylinder Systems.—Four-Cylinder Tandem Systems.—Four-Cylinder Two-Crank Systems (other than Tandem).—Four-Cylinder Balanced Systems.—Four-Cylinder Divided and Balanced Systems.—Articulated Compound Engines.—Triple-Expansion Locomotives.—Compound Rack Locomotives.—Concluding Remarks Concerning Compound Locomotives.—The Use of Superheated Steam for Locomotives.—Index.
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LIGHT RAILWAYS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
By WILLIAM HENRY COLE, M.Inst.C.E.,
Late Deputy-Manager, North-Western Railway, India.