Walschaerts locomotive valve gear operation explained by Brad Litwin. 4:10 video.
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Very nice explanation with no grandstanding.
Jim
A superb explanation, it was always a mystery to me what all the linkages' done..Cheers
Mid 1800's; quite sure this was designed over time, via paper, pencils, slide rules and vivid imagination. Likely built models too, not solved by CAM drawings.
Sincerely,
Toolmaker51
...we'll learn more by wandering than searching...
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