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  1. Oct 12, 2020, 03:42 PM #1
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    Walschaerts locomotive valve gear operation - video

    Walschaerts locomotive valve gear operation explained by Brad Litwin. 4:10 video.




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    Very nice explanation with no grandstanding.
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    A superb explanation, it was always a mystery to me what all the linkages' done..Cheers
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    Mid 1800's; quite sure this was designed over time, via paper, pencils, slide rules and vivid imagination. Likely built models too, not solved by CAM drawings.



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