New Articles: Valve Gear

Post by **richard** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:08 am

I have just added two new articles.
The first is a description of "Valve Gear used by the LNER" and includes brief histories and descriptions (mainly from a UK/LNER point of view):

http://www.lner.info/article/tech/valve ... gear.shtml

(currently covers the Walschaert, Stephenson, and Joy gears)
The second is more in-depth and covers "Gresley's Conjugated Valve Gear":

http://www.lner.info/article/tech/valve ... sley.shtml

The articles include animations of the different kinds of valve gear. Thanks are due to Charles Dockstader for allowing me to create the animations from his valve gear programs.

Richard

Andrew Craig-Bennett · Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:06 pm

Bravo! Thanks!

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:05 pm

Brillant Richard,thanks very much for this,animations are superb,will be returning to this section again and again
Rob

sir visto · Post by **sir visto** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:43 pm

Dockstader's animations are marvellous. To turn these into 3D computer models is another story but I'm trying. Can anyone help me with photos of locomotive valve gears ? I have several of Walschearts but I would particularly like photos of Stephensons. From the top and/or underneath.

Don
Cadiz