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Engine No. 740 4-4-2. A
modern and powerful locomotive of the 4-4-2 or "Atlantic" type,
fitted
with all modern appliances, Belpaire firebox, superheater,
mechanical
lubricators, Walschaert's valve gear, &c. Owing to scarcity
of water and
there being no water troughs, a large tender is provided
running on
eight wheels. Used for hauling heavy mail and express passenger
trains
between Alexandria and Cairo. Built in America, the total
weight of
engine and tender in working order is 130 1/2 tons. Egyptian
State Railways.
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Engine No. 744 4-6-0. A
powerful express passenger engine of the 4-6-0 or ten-wheel
type. All the latest improvements are fitted, superheater,
sight feed lubricators, &c. A new adoption for this
Company is the "taper" or"coned" boiler.
Owing to the heavy gradients on this system preventing
the use of water troughs, these engines are provided with
very large
tenders, holding 5,000 gals. The expresses from London (Waterloo)
to
Salisbury, Bournemouth, and Exeter (Queen Street), are worked
by these
engines. Weight in working order with tender 135 tons. Southern
Railway, London & South Western Section.
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Engine No. 8000 2-8-2. A
modern example of a very powerful 2-8-2 or "Mikado" type.
This engine
was designed for hauling heavy fast freight trains between
Detroit,
Toledo, and Jacksonville. Various modern appliances have
been fitted,
including superheating and feed-water heating devices, booster,
mechanical stoker, &c. Built at the Lima Locomotive Works,
Ohio, this
engine is claimed to be the most efficient ever constructed,
and the
total weight of engine and tender in working order is 238
tons. New York Central Lines, U.S.A. Michigan Central
Railroad.
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