baldwin
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2009
- Location
- South Yorkshire, England.
For many years I've been working on a model of the loco in the title in 7.25" gauge. I'm in Yorkshire England.
The cab is largely complete and I have just sent off drawings to a laser cutter for the engine cover frame parts.
I have started to wonder about the electrical switch box which is mounted to the front of the cab above the brake hand wheel. Unfortunately the French museum loco I am using as a basis to model has lost this feature in the last 102 years.
I have an excellent American book, "Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land" which does have some pictures and information. The picture of the cab, which I can't reproduce here due to copyright issues, is reproduced from the contemporary "Baldwin Locomotive Works - Instructions for Operating Gasoline Locomotives, Class 4-50-1-C". The picture is poor due to being reproduced from previously screened images on paper, probably more than once.
The box is labelled with arrows drawn from a list at one side, but the terminology has defeated me.
Can someone explain what would have been meant by:-
The engines has an electric starter with a push button starter switch on the cover by the side-saddle driver's right knee.
It is possible to distinguish LIGHTS at the top left of the box with two switches for the front and rear headlights, to the right of this is possibly HORN, but that is very blurred.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated
Steve Addy
The cab is largely complete and I have just sent off drawings to a laser cutter for the engine cover frame parts.
I have started to wonder about the electrical switch box which is mounted to the front of the cab above the brake hand wheel. Unfortunately the French museum loco I am using as a basis to model has lost this feature in the last 102 years.
I have an excellent American book, "Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land" which does have some pictures and information. The picture of the cab, which I can't reproduce here due to copyright issues, is reproduced from the contemporary "Baldwin Locomotive Works - Instructions for Operating Gasoline Locomotives, Class 4-50-1-C". The picture is poor due to being reproduced from previously screened images on paper, probably more than once.
The box is labelled with arrows drawn from a list at one side, but the terminology has defeated me.
Can someone explain what would have been meant by:-
- "Plug Switch"
- "Ignition Control" The engine had a magneto and separate spark advance/retard, so perhaps an ignition kill switch?
- "Battery Switch"
The engines has an electric starter with a push button starter switch on the cover by the side-saddle driver's right knee.
It is possible to distinguish LIGHTS at the top left of the box with two switches for the front and rear headlights, to the right of this is possibly HORN, but that is very blurred.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated
Steve Addy