That's no saddle tank!
Piers
On 16/02/2012, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> From a pen-friend of the last 10 years or so; amongst other
>> things, he is into loco restoration.
>>
>> Here's a video of their latest baby, running well last week
>> on the North Yorkshire Moors line.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4lA6gbqXFM
>>
>
> I finally set aside time to watch this without interruption. It's
> interesting to note the distinct differences between British and American
> locomotives of this type, the most obvious being that American saddle tank
> locomotives usually have the valve gear on the outside, whereas British
> designers had it on the inside. This one even has the cylinder linkage on
> the inside, so one of the axles must actually be a crankshaft.
>
>
> Chris
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