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Practical Rules for the Management of a Locomotive Engine in the Station, on the Road, and in cases of Accident By: Charles Hutton Gregory (1817-1898) |
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Transcribed from the 1841 edition by David Price, ccx074@pglaf.org PRACTICAL RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE:
IN THE STATION, ON THE ROAD, AND IN CASES OF ACCIDENT.
BY
CHARLES HUTTON GREGORY,
CIVIL ENGINEER.
PREFACE.
The substance of the following pages was written several months since,
and subsequently sent to the Institution of Civil Engineers, where it was
read in abstract on the 16th of February in the present session. While our Engineering Literature contains several valuable Treatises on
the Theory and Construction of the Locomotive Engine, it has, as yet,
produced no work illustrating its Use. This circumstance, added to the
recommendation of several competent authorities, has induced the writer
to apply to the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers for
permission to lay before the public these Practical Rules for the
Management of a Locomotive Engine, drawn up from individual experience,
in the hope that they may be acceptable, at a period when any subject
connected with the efficiency and safety of Railway travelling is
deservedly engaging attention. At the end of the Paper will be found some Regulations for the first
appointment of Engine men, adopted by the Directors of the London and
Croydon Railway, and framed by the writer in his official capacity as
their Resident Engineer. Also, a Table of Railway Velocities, indicated
by the time occupied in passing over given distances, which he has
frequently found to save him the trouble of calculation, and which he
hopes may be similarly useful to others. CHARLES HUTTON GREGORY. London, March, 1841.
PRACTICAL RULES, &c.
THE MANAGEMENT OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE IN THE STATION.
The careful examination of a Locomotive Engine when in the Station, and
its judicious management while running, are essential to the full
performance of its duty, and to ensure the safety of the passengers by
the train. While an Engine is stopping at the Station before a trip, the fire should
be properly kept up, the tubes clear at both ends, and the fire bars
picked free from clinkers: the regulator should be closed and
locked, the tender break screwed down tight, the reversing lever fixed
in the middle position, so that the slides may be out of gear, the cocks
of the oil vessels and feed pipes turned off, and the steam blowing off
from the safety valve at a pressure of 35 lbs. per square inch; if
blowing off in any excess, the waste steam may be turned into the
Tender cistern to heat the water, and the door of the smoke box may be
opened to check the fire, but it should be fastened up again 10 or 15
minutes before the time of starting. Before an Engine starts with a train, the attention of the Engine man
should first be directed to its being in complete working order; with
this view he should go beneath the Engine, and carefully examine the
working gear in detail. The connecting rod is a very important part, and more liable perhaps than
any other to fail for want of proper examination. The cotters must be
secure, and in case the brasses have too much play they must be tightened
up; observing, however, that brasses should never be set so hard as to
cause friction. If there are set screws at the side of the cotters, they
should be tight, and all cotters should have a split pin at the bottom
for greater security. The cotters which fasten the piston rods to the
cross heads should be firm in their place, as well as the set screws,
keys, or other connections, by which the feed pump pistons are secured to
the piston rod. The brasses of the inner framing which carry the inside bearings of the
cranked axle must be examined, and any considerable play prevented by
screwing them up if necessary. The wheels ought to be accurately square
and firm on their axles, and the keys driven up tight... Continue reading book >>
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