GWR Mechanical Institute Papers
Swindon Engineering Society
Below are downloads technical papers written for the GWR Mechanical institute on locomotive matters.
• Arrangement of Locomotive Cylinders
• Assembly of Locomotive Parts
• Brakes for Long Goods Trains
• Brakes for Modern Express Passenger Trains
• Compound Locomotive & Their Work
• Favourable Points in Four Cylinder Locomotive Design
• Injectors and Feed Pumps for Locomotives
• Locomotive Proportion and Performance
• Locomotive Steam Chests and Valves
• Lubrication and Lubricants in Railway Practise
• Mineral Oils and Lubrication
• Practical Setting of Locomotive Valves
• Recent Developments in Cylinder Lubrication
• Selection and Improvement of Water for Boiler Purposes
• Stephenson versus Walschaerts Valve Gear
• The Evolution of the Locomotive
• The Lubrication of Prime Movers
• The Mechanical Aspect of the Cylinder Lubrication Problem
• The Modern 3-Cylinder Locomotive
• The Origin, Formation and Characteristics of Coal
• The Practical Working of a Locomotive
• The Steam Locomotive-A Machine of Precision