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land Railway. In addition, there are sin- gle and double Fairlies and Garratts (the latter from South Africa) in Wales, there are many Mayers and Mallets in Germany, Mallets in France,
Klien-
Lindner design engines in several coun- tries in Europe, as well Garratts in Aus- tralia, a Mallet in New Zealand, and examples of Klien Lindners designs working Java during the sugar harvest season. The Klien-Lindner axle, permit- ted the front and back axles of a locomo- tive to steer, while still receiving power from the siderods. This made it possible for 0-8-0’s and 0-10-0’s to operate on the tight curves often found on narrow gauge railways or industrial situations such as sugar cane lines. This book brings all of these types of fascinating designs together in one well-illustrated volume. Another development was the Luttermöller,
which also permitted
powered axles to move inside the frame of the locomotive.
Some articulated locomotives had a standard set of cylinders and drivers as well as another adapted for working on rack systems. Consider an inside frame, 76 cm-gauge, Yugoslavian 0-4-6- 0 rack and adhesion Mallet built by Florisdorf in 1906 for use on the Ivan Pass between Sarajevo and the Adriat- ic coast. Now there would be a model- ing project to challenge anyone. The extent of narrow gauge railroads around the world is impressive,
al-
though most are now gone. Many of them used articulated engines of one kind or another. There was a major sys- tem in Yugoslavia that had close to 150 Mallets and many other locomotives. There were extensive lines in Germany including the famous Harz and many in Saxony. Hundreds of miles of light
railways were used to supply the front lines during World War I by nearly all countries involved, and there were many narrow gauge systems in Africa, South America, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and other areas. Articu- lated locomotives from North America are also included with photos of Shays, Climaxes, Heislers and a few Mallets. North American locomotive builders also constructed many Mallets and other types for export.
The quality of the printing is excel- lent and the book is nicely bound. The design and typography are very pleas- ing and the book includes references and a thorough index. More details are available on Atlantic Publisher’s web- site under “books.” (Atlantic is also the publisher of the magazine Narrow Gauge World.) The majority of the pho- tos are in color and are of excellent quality. Fortunately, many of the loco- motive types illustrated have been pre- served on heritage or tourist lines in different parts of the world and these lucky survivors have been carefully and artistically documented. I really enjoyed reading this well-illus- trated and informative book. It broad- ened my understanding of many fasci- nating types of locomotives from the era when narrow gauge railroads were being built in many parts of the world. I never cease to be amazed at how diverse the world of railroading and engineering can be, and this book highlights how that di- versity is reflected in narrow gauge loco- motive design and development. I would love to built one of the tiny Mallets used on the sugar cane or industrial railways. It would look right at home beside some Bachmann On30 Porters on a diorama.– ROBERT D. TURNER
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