L&NWR 0-8-2T Heavy Shunting Tank Locomotive - PART 4

摘要

One of the quirks of the L&NWR 0-8-0 series of locomotives was that the crank axle was supported along the axis of the chassis by a major centre bearing assembly between the stay under the boiler and the rear face of the motion plate. This not only stiffened the frame at this point but helped take the thrust of the pistons when the locomotive was working hard. Latterly, the engines were stripped of this feature when they came under LMS ownership but to be prototypical I wanted to reproduce the original bearing assembly.