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LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS' POCKET BOOK

Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.

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Front cover

Cover of LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS' POCKET BOOK by

Contents

  • General Conditions
  • Gauges
  • Resistance of Trains
  • Boiler Power, Combustion, Fuels
  • Engine Power, Tractive Force
  • Adhesion and Basis Calculation
  • Boosters
  • Wheel Arrangements and Notation
  • Weight and Weight Distribution
  • Stability on Curves
  • Wheelbase in Relation to Curves
  • Springs
  • Journals, Piston Rods, Crank Pins
  • Balancing
  • Boiler General Design
  • Feed Water Heating
  • Superheating
  • Boiler Construction
  • Safety Valves
  • Regulator Valve
  • Frame
  • Expansion of Steam Diagram
  • Valve Gears
  • Piston Valves
  • Recorded Locomotive Performances
  • Fastest Runs on British Railways
  • Representative Locomotives of Various Railways
  • Locomotive Diagrams
  • Articulated Locomotives
  • Locomotives for Mountain Railways
  • Locomotives of Special Types
  • Internal Combustion Locomotives
  • Locomotive Management
  • Injectors
  • Erecting a Locomotive
  • Shed Notes
  • Electric Welding
  • Patents
  • Tables, Equivalents etc
  • Institution of Locomotive Engineers
  • Railways of the World, Mileage and Gauge
  • Ball and Roller Bearings
  • Continuous Brake Systems
  • Index
  • Index to Advertisers