We illustrate above a ... type of goods engine, designed by Mr. Drummond, locomotive superintendent of the North British Railway, and constructed at the companies works at Cowlairs, near Glasgow. The engines are similar in external appearance to the new goods engines desiigned by Mr. Stroudley for the London and Brighton Railway, but are more powerful machines and considerably heavier.
The work to be performed by these engines is very severe, as the grades are steep and very long, and the work has ..
TANK ENGINE, NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.
"We give .. a two-page engraving, together with other Views on the present page, of a six-coupled tank locomotive for the North British Railway, constructed from the designs of Mr. D. Drummond, the locomotive superintendent of that line."
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TANK LOCOMOTIVE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY. 1881
We give this week on page 379 a side elevation of a powerful six-coupled tank engine, built the year before last by Mr. J. C. Park, the locomotive superintendent of the North-London Railway, for goods service on that line.
As will be seen from our engraving, the engine is of the outside-cylinder type.
In regular daily work the engine hauls the "Poplar Goods" train made up as follows:
2 brake vans.......
CONTRACTOR'S LOCOMOTIVE.
We give above an engraving of a tank locomotive engine, designed and constructed by Messrs. Peckett and Sons, of the Atlas Engine Works, Bristol, which has been specially designed for the use of contractors, and is also well adapted for collieries, ironworks, and many other purposes, and is neat and strong.
This locomotive, as will be seen from the illustration, is of the saddle tank type, and is fitted with inside cylinders of special hard cylinder metal, 12in. di..