Cross Compounding

[kws4000]

Yah its been a few years,

Do you (anyone) have any firm info as to critical dimensions of cross-compound steam locomotives?

Cyl Dia x2, Strk, Driver Dia, Boiler P all needed. TE as stated also. If boiler horsepower availible, will take it as well (else I'll just make up numbers, which I don't want to do).
Grate area, total weight (engine+tender), firebox area, boiler tube area, superheater area needed too.

I'd search steamlocomotive.com but there is no way to look for my specific situation.

Thanks all,

-me

 

[blueodessey]

Critical Demensions Search in Google

https://www.google.com/search?q=critical+dimensions+of+cross-compound+steam+locomotives%3F&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


I did a search for you, and this is what I found on Google, there are many links, hopefully one of them will help you in your quest?

Compound steam engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[kws4000]

Blueodesssy, I hate to be snarky but I could have done that myself, and sadly it does not return ANY relevant information.
Again, I ephamasize, I want SPECIFIC values, not just general relationships. For any prototype model.

 

[blueodessey]

No worries, I was hoping something was in there that would help......Maybe someone else will be able to find what your looking for.

Good Luck.

 

[S301]

Hi Kws4000
I can only speak for the Vauclain Compound locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways, specifically the V class 2-8-0s. You should be able to find some of the info you're after in the history cards for the locos here: http://www.victorianrailways.net/motive power/vsteam/v_class_cards.pdf

Regards
Zec