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Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 5 Apr 2000 12:06:58 GMT
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"James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
> Ok don't laugh me out of the group, but I have a very basic question
> about old steam engines. I don't understand the numbers for the wheel
> layouts. I thought I did, but after reading a book on train history this
> evening I'm even more confused than before. What do the series of three
> number mean when referencing the drive wheel layout of steam engines
> (i.e. 0-4-0,4-4-0,2-6-0,4-6-2 etc.)?
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> Thanks
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> jt
On a related topic, which steam engine (out of all the ones ever made) had
the most number of driving wheels? the most total # of wheels?
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| (...) Looking at this web site: (URL) since it doesn't specifically have a category for most driving wheels, may not include the engine with the most driving wheels (though one would expect such an engine to rank in the top 10 by at least one of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Ok don't laugh me out of the group, but I have a very basic question about old steam engines. I don't understand the numbers for the wheel layouts. I thought I did, but after reading a book on train history this evening I'm even more confused than (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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