Steam draft gear

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How common was it to provide draft gear for front couplers on steam  
locos?  Judging from a lot of brass models that I have (where this  
detail is presumably correctly modeled), not too common, I'd say.

pete groom
On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:16 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> Check N&W drawing G44246 (Locator NW-G44246) in the Archives portion  

> of the N&WHS website.  This shows that the swing couplers on Class  

> A, J, K2 and K2a locomotive were pinned directly to the locomotive  

> underframe--no draft gear. Even though these front couplers were not  

> backed up with draft gears, engineers could see ahead well enough to  

> make a gentle coupling, plus whatever car was being coupled to would  

> have a draft gear to provide some cushioning.

>

> Gordon Hamilton

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>> Did the A's or Y's use cushioned draft gear on their pilots?  Given  

>> the amount of double heading / pushing these two classes did, it  

>> would seem it would have been beneficial.

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>> Matt Goodman

>> Columbus, OH

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