[modeleng] Re: Steam loco configurations

A US customer came to my house for dinner, and decided my collection of US 
based railway books was lacking, so he sent me a copy of 'The Evolution of 
the Steam Locomotive' by Swengel. In it, the 'classic' 4-4-0 pictures show 
solid bogie and tender wheels, and from scaling, I'd say about they're 2ft 
6in diameter, give or take a bit. Relatively small driving wheels, around 
4 to 5 feet in diameter. An interesting touch is the painting on the side 
of the headlamp, which was apparently quite common in the mid 1800s.
Interesting book - it goes right through to the Big Boys and the PRR 
4-4-4-4 of 1942. There' also a picture of a New Jersey Railroad mogul of 
1871 wirh 10 wheel tender. An 1899 Chicago Burlington and Quincy Atlantic 
has a tender that looks very like one from a BR standard 2-6-0, though - 
spoked wheels, very English looking! Baldwin 0-6-0 switchers could have 4, 
6 or 8 wheel tenders, apparently.

Peter Chadwick
Swindon


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