Re: Brake staff /cylinder confusion and mismatched trucks!!

Posted by SteveG on Feb 19, 2023; 5:02pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Brake-staff-cylinder-confusion-and-mismatched-trucks-tp3464p18434.html

Thanks, Jim, great feedback as always. I'm pretty sure I had used an earlier model of the Westinghouse brake cylinder from an old Gazette article dating back to 1978, which is where I got the mistaken idea of the two supports' placement.
I do note that the Poole 1902 diagrams spec a Westinghouse 8x8, but I've not been able to locate a good diagram of the NY equivalent, although I suspect that form follows function pretty closely here.
I also, in looking for a possible NY diagram, discovered the previously unknown-to-me fact that NY Air Brake started by buying out the assets of the Eames vacuum brake company, and that NY Air Brake is still in business today--I had thought Westinghouse pretty much owned the market.
I'm heading up to the Denton area for the holiday, but will do some updating on the diagram when I get back. And given the small footprint of the lever and cylinder assembly, doing a test print in multiple scales should be easy, much like the tender shells and bolsters. If it turns out at all reasonable, I'll send you a sample for further critiquing.

Regards,
Steve