Steam and the Steam Engine (page 1/3)

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Sharp, Brothers, And Co.’s Engine

“The annexed illustration will give a much better idea of the locomotive engine and boiler than the last one.” (p. 241) [more...] [$]

331.—Switches and Crossings

Railway points, or railroad switches? Some people say that, strictly speaking, the points are the thin ends of the movable rails, but the two terms are used interchangeably, with points being more common today in Britain and switches in the US. [more...] [$]

Cylinders, Steam Pipe, Blast Pipe, etc.

A cross-section of a steam engine, a locomotive, looking from the front towards the back. [more...] [$]

Locomotive Boiler

“256. Locomotive Boiler.—All locomotive boilers are of the class called multibar: they consist essentially of the barrel filled with tubes, while the two ends are named respectively the furnace, or fire box, and the smoke box. Boiler [...] three-eighths or half an inch in thickness; these form the barrel, which has a diameter varying from three feet to four feet three inches in different boilers, and consists of three or six plates for each boiler, and their joints are arranged to give as much strength as possible. [more...] [$]

Great Western express engine

“General Description of a Locomotive.—This is one of the Great Western express engines, running on eight wheels; the large wheel is the driving wheel, the others are called the leading and triling wheels; the chimney is seen on the right hand, the furnace on the left, and the barrel of the boiler with the tubes in the middle. Upon the top of the furnace is [...] [more...] [$]