Skip, You're not reading it wrong, that was a common dimension for the first boiler course. The 300 and 700 series Consolidations, at least the ones left after the start of the 1930's were small engines. They only produced around 34,000 lbs of tractive effort and had 57 inch drivers, not big engines by any modern steam standard. Then again, some of them lasted until the end of steam for that very reason. Compared to later Consolidations of some of the neighboring roads like the Reading, L&HR and L&NE, they looked like toys. Regards, Will Shultz Barbara L. Mersereau wrote: >DL&W 2-8-0 dimensions puzzle me a bit. The Classification of Locomotives >book diagram suggests the smaller of these machines had 69-inch boilers. >This may be exclusive of lagging, so perhaps the over-all appearance is >somewhat bigger. But in looking for 1:64 scale boiler front parts, it >became clear that either this really is a small boiler or I'm reading >this wrong. Thought I would cross-check and confirm this information >with those on the list before going to a lot of trouble on this account. >Appreciate it if someone would confirm this measurement. > >Thanks! >SKip Mersereau > > > > > ------------------------------
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