Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance

Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance

Ernest Leopold Ahrons, British engineer and author on railway locomotives (1866-1925)


This ebook presents «Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance», from Ernest Leopold Ahrons. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- General Considerations Affecting Methods Of Construction

- Boiler Shop

- Foundries

- Forgings, Springs

- Machine Shops - Frames And Cylinders

- Machine Shops - Axles And Wheels

- General Machine Shop

- Erecting Shop

- Setting The Valves

- Inspection And Testing

- Locomotive Maintenance And Repairs