Broken loco driver spokes

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The reason that I ask is that Kelly Anderson of the Strasburg RR notes that:

/"//Take a close look at #475's drivers next time you are here, they all 
have braze repairs.  We replaced one wheel center for being beyond 
repair during her initial restoration, and have another on deck to be 
replaced for the same reason."/

Jimmy Lisle
//

On 1/27/2019 9:27 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Not on the N&W, but if I recall correctly there was a story in the old 
> pulp Railroad Magazine entitled "Engine Messengers" that told of a 
> high-wheeled Atlantic being ferried somewhere that underwent a slack 
> action shock or a hard coupling that resulted in broken driver spokes 
> . . .
>
> Ed King
>
> -----Original Message----- From: NW Mailing List
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:23 PM
> To: NW Mailing List
> Subject: Broken loco driver spokes
>
> Has anyone heard of broken loco driver spokes being a problem on the N&W?
>
> Jimmy Lisle
>
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