South African Class S 0-8-0
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The South African Railways Class S 0-8-0 of 1929 was a steam locomotive.
No. 355 at Millsite, 8 April 1966
Col F.R. Collins DSO
No. 362 at Braamfontein, August 1973
GVPM no. 2 King Kong, 23 April 1979
Walschaerts valve gear
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The Walschaerts valve gear, known as Heusinger valve gear in parts of Europe, is a type of valve gear used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam locomotives, invented by Belgian railwa
South African Class S 0-8-0
…carried on the coupled wheels to obtain the maximum adhesion possible. The Class S locomotives were superheated, were built on bar frames and used Walschaerts valve gear with piston valves. They were delivered with Type GT tenders with a fuel capacity of 8 long tons (8.1 tonnes), a water capacity of 6,000 imperial gallons…
A set of Walschaerts valve gear on 60163 Tornado. Note that the radius bar is set to reverse.
Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway Single Fairlie 0-4-4T of 1878. This was the first British locomotive to be fitted with Walschaerts valve gear
The Walschaerts valve gear on a Pennsylvania Railroad E6s