Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance: Describing Workshop Equipment and Practice in the Construction of Modern Steam Railway Locomotives (Classic Reprint) Book

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CHAPTER I GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION A LARGE volume would be required to deal fully "ith the manufacture of the many different parts of a locomotive and to describe the various processes in the foundries, smithy and· forge., boiler-shop, machine shop, and erecting shops. IVloreover the methods of construction of the various parts differ considerably in a slnall works, where perhaps only one or two engines are built at a time, from those in a large ·works, where from a dozen to fifty engines of the same class may be built to a single order. In the first case the methods and machines of an ordinary well equipped engineering shop ·would be used ·to a large extent, but. in the second case there are employed special templates, "jigs," fixtures, and above all, special machinery adapted' for certain definite operations. The cost of such special machinery and appliances requires a large 1Table of Contents PREFACE; I GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING; :METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION; PAGE; V; ,I; II BOILER SHOP 8; III FOUNDRIES 27; IV FORGINGS, Spn,INGS, ETC 35; V MACHINE SHOPS-FRAMES AND CYLINDERS 46; VI MACHINE SHOPS-AXLES AND WHEELS 56; VII GENERAL MACHINE SIIOP 70; VIII ERECTING SHOP 80; IX SETTING THE VALVES 96; X INSPECTION AND TESTING 107; XI LOCOMOTIVE MAlNTENANCE AND' REPAIRS 116; INDEX � 133; viiAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.Read More