Re: (erielack) Photos of 2602

[William Shultz <wshultz1_@_twcny.rr.com>]

Philip,

Duplex no, triplex yes. The L1s were Mallet (say that with a French 
accent please) articulated compound locomotives. Duplex to the best of 
my knowledge in locomotive terms, was only applied to the Pennsy's Q 
class and T class, rigid frame locomotives.

Something I always though would be interesting is how much better would 
the Erie's and Virginian's triplex locomotives have performed had they 
the benefits of superheaters, feedwater heaters, combustion chambers, 
circulators and for the sake of the poor fireman (firemen?), stokers. 
Would they have archived the performance hoped for? Of course with 
stories of the triplexes riping out draft gear on the freight cars of 
the day, would it have mattered.

Regards,

Will Shultz

Philip Martin wrote:
> The 2602 (do you call that a duplex?) makes you think of the Matt Shea
> (triplex?.)
> Philip Martin

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