The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-26
A PUBLISHING ENGINE.
THE RICHMOND COMPOUND SPOKEN
OF IN THE HIGHEST TERMS.
Mr.. Garstang, of tho "Big Four. and Mr..
Morris, OF the Chesapeake and Ohio,
state Notnb Facts AboutI

AT the recent convention Of the Ameri-
can Railway Master Mechanics. held at
Saratoga, the noon hour Of two days
sessions were devoted to an experience
description Of the compound locomotive
by the members.
FROM the reports, as published In the
Railway Age, 1t is very gratifying 10
Know that the experience OF those hay-
ing a compound engine built by the Rich
mond Locomotive and Machine Works
seemed TO establish beyond a doubt that
not only was the new feature in the To-
comotlVe a success. but the system OF
Compounding locomotives as produced by
inc Richmond Locomotive and Machine
works was decided advantage over
any other machine that was debated upon
AT these meetings.
The first Of the Richmond type of COM
pound locomotives Is I'm use on the Chesa-
pedke and Ohio railway. and its second
PRODUCTION at work on the G. G. {. and
81. Louis, both showing a marked saw
ing In the fuel consumption, without any
extra expenditure or outlay in other d.
recuons, such as repairs. stores. etc.
during the discussions above referred
10, Mr.. Garstang. Of the Big Four. said:
we have a compound on the Big -Four
That has received considerable newspaper
notorlety. l presume the majority OF
you have read Of it. II is a wheel
locomotive, weighing about one hundred
and thirty-six thousand pounds. two cy-
finders compounded. high pressure cylin-
der, - by "a, low pressure, 30 by "a. This
engine went into service last December.
The starting valve, pressure retaining
valve. and the intercepting valve are
patented and under the control OF the
Richmond Locomotive Works. While !
have no specific data here showing the
performance Of this engine with simple
engines of the same class. ! am happy TO
say there is marked saving In the
fuel consumption | want 10 speak mere
uf.1t ..ff Ia f.s<tfr a
this engine. We have had 10 IN service
since last December. and II has also run
on one or two other roads II does not
require any special engineer 10 handle
It, The company has not been put TO an
outlay of one cent on the mechanism
connected with the compouEdng feature
Mr.. LANDEE's yIfws.
On the same topic Of discussion. Mr..
Lander, of the Old Colony railroad, said :
Il think the past years experience In
this country has plainly brought about
a feeling among the railroad men that II
is very much OF n question whether there
Is not 10 be compound engine tnat VIII
compete In the service successfully with
the simple engine. There have been
great many practical tests during the
past year that have shown varied results
Some show fairly we'll for the compound ;
others show that there is no advantage
in the compound engine. | have no data
to present to the association, II Is SIM
ply what | have observed. There has got
10 De SdNllS tlipubu III Anf ANti " ~'tii
pensate for the expense Of the engine
| originally. and the extra cost Of mainte-
nance, which Will be something, no mat
ter what the parties may say. Whether
we will get enough out Of the saving Of
coal TO pay for these extras is, | believe,
still to be determined. But my opinion IS
! that a compound locomotive is coming
! that Will give us as good service as we
| can get from the plain engine, ana Will
! save a good round sum in the matter OF
/ fuel The engine will have to be kept
in good condition. ! do not say any better
than our present engines should be, but
the little leaks and things we sometimes
have will tell less with the simple engine
than with the compound engine.
TIE RICHMOND COMPOUND.
After Mr.. Lander took his seat. Mr.. W.
s. Morris superintendent Of power OF the
| Chesapeake and Ohio railway made a
statement in reference to the Richmond
| compound, which brought out some facts
! highly creditabe to the Richmond enter
prise lie said in reply TO his prede,
| cessor: The gentleman has expressed
| himself as believing that the time Will
| come when we shall have a compound
! engine that Will demonstrate pos tive
value. / think the time has come wheh
we have that machine. From the OK
! perience that ! have had with n COM
! pound that we are operating on the Ches-
| apeake and Ohio, | judge this 70 be so.
! That engine has been in actual service
! now for two years; made by the kch-
! mond Locomotive Works. l nave had a
| comparison with ten other simple engines
! on the same division. The mileage for
the year 1899 made by the compound was II
! per cent. greater than the average mile
| age Of the ten simple engines; the re
! pairs were 50 per cent. OF the average
| cost Of the ten simple engines; the OIL
! and waste consumed was - per cent. OF
! the average of the ten simple engines,
| The fuel consumed was 81 per cent. OF
the average Of the ten simple engines,
| the total expense of the engine was u
| per cent. of the average cost OF the ten
| simple engines: the cost per mile in cents
was SO per cent III days I'm the SHOP
| curing the year were five. as against an
aVerfge Of ten for the simple engines.
IN Speaking L. the crew OF this machine
the engineer states that he aid rot nave
any diiIiculty whatever in rrrninG the
machine IN any scl vice in which II h3d
| been placed-that refers TO geI' raj irelsn'
service local and thr0J gh-aHd the mr.
men all seem to like the machine. loI
the reason tfat she burns less coal Ihe
shop expense. though the average Tor the
year was a little less than the average
FOR the ten, is approximately the same
We have had no occasion to shop TINS
engine for any special repairs 10 the
compound part. She was put IN the shoI
for a tirc-turning, after fourteen months
| work"