Journal Institution of Locomotive Engineers Volumes 6 and 7 in greater depth

Volume 6 (1916)

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Journal No. 1

Cumberland, Elliott
The electrolytic process for preventing corrosion and scale. 5-14. Disc.: 15-43

Journal No. 2

South, E.J.H. (Paper No. 38)
The cleansing of locomotive boilers. 53-73. Disc.: 74-84; 108-22.
Hulburd's boiler cleaner is described and reference is made to Churchward's top feed apparatus and to Marsh's system.

Some disappearing locomotive types. 104-7.
The 2-4-0, single drivers and especially the 4-2-2.

A suggested improvement of wheel arrangement notation. 107-8.
One in which the driving wheels are shown in bold: single driver with two leading radial axles: 2-2-2-2 compared with Greater Britain with independent driving wheels: 2-2-2-2

Journal No. 4 (New series)

Maunsell, R.E.L. Presidential Address. [Paper No. 39]. 125-33.
See Maunsell page for extract from

Bennett, A.R. Vice-Presidential Address. [Paper No. 40]. 131-8.
Better known as Rosling Bennett. Significant contribution to the history of the locomotive on the South Eastern Railway, especially the contribution made by Cudworth.

Burnett, Robert H. Vice-Presidential Address. [Paper No. 41]. 133-52.
Coal combustion, including Cudworth and Beattie's contributions and brakes: reproduced in full.

Journal No. 5

Howard, J.
The mechanic in India. 157-86.

Journal No. 6

Dendy Marshall, C.F. (Paper No. 42)
The Dendy Marshall 4-cylinder system of locomotives. 190-218
Some of the diagrams from this paper and some general comment is contained in O.S. Nock's The LNWR Precursor family. (1966). pp.104-7.

Journal No. 7

Dearberg, Henry Woodgate (Paper No. 43)
The Garratt locomotive. 225-54. Disc. (Journal 8?): 261-97.
Includes Garratt articulated locomotive for Congo Railway. According to Rutherford (Backtrack, 2007, 21, 437) this paper was originally requested from Garratt by G.F. Burtt, The Institution's Secretary.

Ahrons, E.L. (Paper No. 44)
The classification of locomotive types. 302-6. J10?
Written communication on the classification of locomotive types pp. 333-6 J F Gairns

Heavy freight trains in the United States. 306-7.

Journal No. 9

Bennett, Alfred R
The Channel Island service of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. 308-17; Journal 10?: 324.

Gairns, J.F.  (Paper No. 45)
British Railways as a national asset. 318-22.

Journal No. 10

Fullagar, L.A. (Paper No. 46)
Locomotive cab arrangements. 327-32. Disc.: 387-8
R.P.C. Sanderson (387) correspondence

Dearberg, Henry Woodgate (Paper No. 47)
Some observations on industrial locomotives. 337-46; Disc.: 384-6: 1917, 7, 80-2.
J.W.H. Rea (7: 80) written communication.

Journal No. 11

Barnes, Victor T.E.  (Paper No. 48)
Locomotive smokeboxes and fittings. 351-83; Journal No. 12: 442 R.H. Burnett correspondence

Journal No. 12

Houldcroft, A.T. (Paper No. 49)
The design and construction of steel railway coaches. 391-441.

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Journal No. 13

Mannering, Smith (Paper No. 50)
Locomotive fireboxes. 10-30. Journal 18?: Disc.: 36-62; 102.
...of cropped plates; copper backplates and fireholes; patching fireholes; copper tubeplates and repairs; renewing the top half of copper tubeplates; re-staying the firebox; and broken: Holcroft states in Journal No. 13 and "1916"

Journal No. 16

Jones, A.D. [Address by the President]
The locomotive running department. 87-95.

Variable blast pipe and exhaust gear, Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean Railway. 96-7.

Kelway-Bamber, H. (Paper No. 51)
Thirty-five years' advance in Indian railway development. 107-55.
Info from obituary of author: pagination electronic

Journal No. 18

Sanderson, R.P.C. (Paper No. 52)
Steel as a material for locomotive fireboxes. 161-236.
Several speakers in discussion observed that British steel might not be suitable in this application

Journal No. 20/1

Rodgers, J.  (Paper No. 53)
The locomotive designer and design. 240-308.

Clayton, J. (Paper No. 54)
The bridge curve. 311-20. folding diagrs.
Based on 2-6-0 and its tender (presumably that designed for SECR). In response to discussion by Ahrons on high speeds, Clayton recorded that engineers design for average speeds.

Journal No. 22/23

Dunn, J.M. (Paper No. 56)
Locomotive blast pipes and chimneys. 328-71

Journal No. 24

Clayton, J. (Paper No. 57)
Method and system in the locomotive drawing office. 375-437.