Baldwin Record 65
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Evolution
Mallet vs Articulated
Mallet vs Conventional
Builder Specs
Components

Baldwin Record 65 - Mallet Articulated Compound Locomotives

A five header.  Holy helper engines.  All five are under steam leaving the Baldwin plant and all they need to worry about is pushing each other.

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This paper was originally read to the Engineer's Club of Philadelphia, March 21, 1908.  It was published by Burnham, Williams & Co. in 1908.  There is no copyright notice on this work and a copy is in my personal possession.  This material is presented in the belief that nobody's rights are being violated by sharing this material with the model railroad community.

This is a summary of key points brought out in the paper that are relevant to those modeling Baldwin Mallet Articulated locomotives.   Most of the material in this section comes from record No 65.  Where an exception is made, the source of the material is noted.  For reference purposes and in order to limit the size of individual Web pages, I have divided the material into the following pages.

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Evolution - Traces the evolution of the double truck locomotive through Baldwin Mallet Articulateds.

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Mallet vs. Other Articulated Locomotives - A discussion of the comparative advantages of Mallet Articulated compound Locomotives over previous articulated locomotive designs.

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Mallet vs. Conventional Locomotives - A discussion of the comparative advantages of Mallet Articulated compound Locomotives over conventional locomotive designs.

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Photos and Builder Specifications - Photos and builder specifications of Baldwin-selected representatives of this class.

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Baldwin Mallet Specific Components - drawings and a discussion of the component parts that differentiated Baldwin Mallets from conventional locomotives. 

 

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