wheel slippage

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How damaging was it for a steam locomotive to "slip". I notice that in
Winston Link's recordings and in the Pocahontas Glory videos series, there
are several instances of locos slipping. Was this damaging to the wheels or
the rails?

 

Mike Weeks

Charlotte

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