CO129-506-12 Kowloon-Canton railway- new rolling stock and engines 25-11-1927 - 25-11-1927 — Page 20

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32. Coupled Axleboxes and Houblocks. The axleboxes are

to be of cast steel fitted with removeable bearings

of guctal, with anti-fiiction ctal pockett, Drg.

No.2. 4472/os, Herm. No.20 1/1 is to be worked to as

fax as possible, but for the bearings, which are to

bo increased in size, Stone's Hard Blonzo is not

requilcd. ne boxco ale to be fitted with Gumctal

limers on the sides which come into contact with the

whool hubs. The vicol hubs arc to be made as large

as possible so as to take up the clue thrust with

uniuc fiction. Olling facilities ale to be provided

similar to those shown on the axlebox Dig. No.24472/00,

Reyn. No. 251/1.

Cast steel hornblocks, with wedges of class "J"

stecl fishod bright are to be fitted. The design

and dimensions of those as shown on Drg. No.24472/87,

Requ. No.251/1 to be adhored to as far as possiblo.

The nuts of the hommblock bolte are to be immed.

33. Springs & Spring Gear. Laminated bearing splings tre

to be used on all whocis: "as made" dlavings of those

Springs are to show a corect copy of thicker's tost

card, with the c and addicss of makers. The springs

of the coupled wheels are to be compensated. Spring

link brackets are to be of cast steel, lipped to the

frames, as shown on Dig. No.2.4472/89, Regn.No.20 1/1,

fitted with turned bolts and the mute pimmed.

64. Drawgear & suffers. The couplings and drawg car details

are to be similar in design to those show on Dig. No.

2.4472/90 & 91, megn. No.451/ 1. The buffers ale to be

similar in design to those shown on Dig. No.44472/92,

Requ. No.25 1/1. The contro of the Dawgcal and buffers

is to be 3' 6" from the rail lovol which in loaded

condition, as on existing engines.

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