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Molesworth’s pocket-book
Prussian Railways—continued.
Minimum diameter of tender wheels 3 feet
Maximum breadth of tender .. .. 9
Ditto height of tender above rails .. 8 ”
. CARRIAGES AND WAGGONS.
Maximum wheel base for curves of
2000 feet radius ................... jg fe^t
Ditto ditto, 1500 feet radius 15
Ditto ditto, 1000 „ ’’ 12 ’
Inclination of cone of tires 1 ”
Maximum breadth of tire .. finches
Minimum ditto .. .. .. .. 5
Minimum thickness of tire over rail.. a. inch
Minimum play for flanges.................. i
Maximum ditto........... "
Clear width between wheels .. .. 4 ft ”51 in
Maximum projection of flange below '
surface of rail .. .. ......... 1J inch
'Minimum diameter of wheels .. .. 3*feet
Minimum diameter of axle at nave
with 3|_ tons load per axle .. .. 4 inches
Ditto ditto, 5 tons load .. .. 41.
Ditto ditto, 6| tons load .. .. 53 ”
Minimum diameter of axle journal
with 3f tons load .. .. .. r> 2s
Ditto ditto, 5 tons load .. .. 38 ”
Ditto ditto, 6j tons load .. .. 34 ”
Length of axle, centre to centre of * ”
journal .. ........................ 6 ft. 51 in,
Maximum length of journal . 8 inches
Minimum ditto....................... 5
Maximum thickness of steel spring
plates ... .. .. ......... I inch
Length of carriage springs .. ,. 5 feet