02-25-2009, 07:39 PM
I didn't get this vendor's catalog - I'll have to check my video to see if I captured the company name.
I found these locomotives very interesting. Where as the photo in the previous post is of a three cylinder engine, with a single crank in the center, this is a locomotive with two cylinders, *both* of which are inboard of the drivers. I'm doing some educated speculation here, but I would guess that is one possible reason for the minimal counterweighting (little need to offset a "rocking couple" (waddle). Note the lack of main rod - only side rods and valve gear (eccentric crank and what looks like rotary - poppet possibly?). I have close ups of the cylinder area if there is interest. Does anyone know more about this locomotive?
Electrics are big in Europe - this vendor was selling nothing but pantographs and catenary poles. The had a short layout with a very uneven catenary to show how well their pantographs "tracked" (sorry, no photo of that!).
I found these locomotives very interesting. Where as the photo in the previous post is of a three cylinder engine, with a single crank in the center, this is a locomotive with two cylinders, *both* of which are inboard of the drivers. I'm doing some educated speculation here, but I would guess that is one possible reason for the minimal counterweighting (little need to offset a "rocking couple" (waddle). Note the lack of main rod - only side rods and valve gear (eccentric crank and what looks like rotary - poppet possibly?). I have close ups of the cylinder area if there is interest. Does anyone know more about this locomotive?
Electrics are big in Europe - this vendor was selling nothing but pantographs and catenary poles. The had a short layout with a very uneven catenary to show how well their pantographs "tracked" (sorry, no photo of that!).
Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio