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   Message 2,738 of 3,261   
   Larry Sheldon to Glen Labah   
   Re: Idjit Engine Inquiry   
   19 May 14 11:36:44   
   
   From: lfsheldon@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/19/2014 12:20 AM, Glen Labah wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >   Larry Sheldon  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I have been studying all the pictures you nice people have pointed to   
   >> and I for the life of me see were the articulation "hinges" are nor how   
   >> they "work".  From the pictures, it looks like any articulation will   
   >> have one or more drivers fouling the boiler chassis.   
   >   
   >   
   > It really isn't very obvious, but on the larger Garratt locomotives the   
   > frame split is almost always above the 3rd driving axle.  Then, the   
   > upper body may or may not have some overhang one way or the other.   
   >   
   > It is probably best to see a model of one run, as that gives you sort of   
   > an above the model look as it goes around curves.  This is the best I   
   > could find so far, of a British 2-6-0+0-6-2:   
   >   
   > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlM-9j1AQI   
      
      
   Fascinating!  Thanks.   
      
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