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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>] | |||
Revision as of 14:59, 7 June 2016
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
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