tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post8482767349414746837..comments2024-03-28T00:18:09.974-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Because It's FridayComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-66121512081623037412014-11-23T08:01:15.105-05:002014-11-23T08:01:15.105-05:00And they're ugly.And they're ugly.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-52422267542680085392014-11-23T08:00:53.361-05:002014-11-23T08:00:53.361-05:00A couple disadvantages come to mind. First, the d...A couple disadvantages come to mind. First, the drivers are not under the main weight of the locomotive (the boiler), which would cut down on the adhesive effort. Second, the cylinders are not near the stack, which would cut down on the effectiveness of the blastpipe.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-31443991192448424442014-11-22T14:55:55.018-05:002014-11-22T14:55:55.018-05:00Garratts weere built for narrow guages and to go a...Garratts weere built for narrow guages and to go around tight corners. Otherwise they never caught on. So what were the disadvantages?Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-85419243111606145912014-11-21T21:00:22.296-05:002014-11-21T21:00:22.296-05:00And a pretty countryside to boot! Thanks!And a pretty countryside to boot! Thanks!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com