1st Class J series 600-604

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Mike

Seems to be called a crosshead spacer, as per drawings in the archives:

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=39903

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=21098

Best
Ken Miller

> On Oct 11, 2023, at 9:09 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> This first set of J's had multiple bearing crossheads. Underneath the crosshead is something I can't locate on any other steam loco with this crosshead type. It's not on the first  A's, either.  Does anyone know the purpose of this piece? I have found an image of a J in '57 with this still there, so it seems to have likely lasted until the end of the 600-604's.
> 
> Mike Rector
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