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Re: 3820

The 57s and 58s were both 3 cylinder. The 58 was the newer and better (not)
version of the 57. The 57 had the centre valve gear operated by a Gresley
type conjugating gear, while on the 58 it was operated by a rack and pinion
system which continually needed adjusting. The 58 also had smaller cylinders
than the 57. I think the 58s would have been one of the shortest-lived
classes of steam loco in Australia (I'm sure I'll get corrected if I'm
wrong).
Regards,
--
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au

MarkBau1 wrote in message
<1998051101424200.VAA20072@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
><<<<<As there are no survivers of the 58 class I can only assume that you
>mean the 57 class which is at Thirlmere. The answer to that is that it
>is the project is as dead as THE ROCK!Bob>>>>>
>
>Was it the 57's or 58's that were the 3 cylinder loco's? I'm thinking the
57's
>were 3 cylinders but I'm probably wrong.
>
>"As dead as THE ROCK"! Can't get much deader than that! :-)
>
>Mark.
>THE ROCK is dead
>Long live THE ROCK!