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A [[Booster engine|booster engine]] for steam locomotives is a small two-cylinder steam engine back-gear-connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or, if none, the lead truck on the tender. A rocking idler gear permits it to be put into operation by the engineer. It would drive one axle only and could be non-reversible with one idler gear or reversible with two idler gears. | A [[Booster engine|booster engine]] for steam locomotives is a small two-cylinder steam engine back-gear-connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or, if none, the lead truck on the tender. A rocking idler gear permits it to be put into operation by the engineer. It would drive one axle only and could be non-reversible with one idler gear or reversible with two idler gears. | ||
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* [http://www.chaski.org/railfan/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=197&start=0 "Trailing Truck Booster Engines", <i>Chaski Railfan</i>] | * [http://www.chaski.org/railfan/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=197&start=0 "Trailing Truck Booster Engines", <i>Chaski Railfan</i>] | ||
* [http://www.lner.info/article/tech/compound/boosters.shtml "Boosters", <i>LNER</i>] | * [http://www.lner.info/article/tech/compound/boosters.shtml "Boosters", <i>LNER</i>] | ||
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=86855 "Well Folks, Here it is", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81385 "Help Needed: LS&I Tender w/ Booster Truck", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=108173 "Franklin C-1 Booster", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:29, 3 May 2019
A booster engine for steam locomotives is a small two-cylinder steam engine back-gear-connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or, if none, the lead truck on the tender. A rocking idler gear permits it to be put into operation by the engineer. It would drive one axle only and could be non-reversible with one idler gear or reversible with two idler gears.
Videos
<videoflash>76j82Wd1aVU</videoflash>
<videoflash>5EfUZfkAEuo</videoflash>
External Links
- "Booster engine", Wikipedia
- Fred Smith's 1-1/2 inch scale Booster engine at LALS BLS Meet 1975
- "Steam Locomotive Booster"
- "Trailing Truck Booster Engines", Chaski Railfan
- "Boosters", LNER
- "Well Folks, Here it is", Chaski.org
- "Help Needed: LS&I Tender w/ Booster Truck", Chaski.org
- "Franklin C-1 Booster", Chaski.org