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Crossheads in a steam locomotive can be mounted either to one guide mounted above the crosshead or to two, one above and one below (called an alligator crosshead since it has two "jaws"). The former was preferred in many modern locomotives. | Crossheads in a steam locomotive can be mounted either to one guide mounted above the crosshead or to two, one above and one below (called an alligator crosshead since it has two "jaws"). The former was preferred in many modern locomotives. | ||
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File:Ahrons (1921) Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance Fig39.png|Crosshead and slide block | |||
File:Crosshead detail.JPG|Detail crosshead of a steam locomotive | |||
File:Cylindrical crosshead (New Catechism of the Steam Engine, 1904).jpg|Cylindrical crosshead (New Catechism of the Steam Engine, 1904) | |||
File:Slipper guide crosshead (Heat Engines, 1913).jpg|A Crosshead of the "slipper" or "shoe guide" form, as used on some stationary engines. | |||
File:Piston steam engine.jpg|Crosshead of a French locomotive | |||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 23 January 2014
A crosshead is a mechanism used in most steam locomotives to eliminate sideways pressure on the piston.
Crossheads in a steam locomotive can be mounted either to one guide mounted above the crosshead or to two, one above and one below (called an alligator crosshead since it has two "jaws"). The former was preferred in many modern locomotives.
Crosshead and slide block
Detail crosshead of a steam locomotive
Cylindrical crosshead (New Catechism of the Steam Engine, 1904)
A Crosshead of the "slipper" or "shoe guide" form, as used on some stationary engines.
Crosshead of a French locomotive
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