| 11. | The connecting and coupling rods were fitted with floating bronze bushes and all crank pins were hollow bored.
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| 12. | The crankpins for the coupling rods were placed in line with the corresponding inside crankpins for the connecting rods.
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| 13. | Power was transmitted to the wheels via a jackshaft, to which the wheels were connected by coupling rods.
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| 14. | Their coupling rods were " H " section instead of rectangular, while their crank pins were slightly larger.
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| 15. | The locomotives were the first in South Africa to have " H " section coupling rods and connecting rods.
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| 16. | Unlike most connecting rods, this allows it to be mounted in the same plane as the coupling rod bearings.
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| 17. | Breaking coupling rods were a cause of accidents in 1873 and 1884 and in 1885 the cross section was increased.
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| 18. | Instead of a buffer this locomotive had a long coupling rod ( " Kuppelbaum " ) for rollbock work.
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| 19. | After a review of the velocities of the reciprocating masses and coupling rods, a 60 mph maximum speed was urgently imposed.
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| 20. | Coupling rods from the conventional driving wheels in the centre act on drive cranks on the inner axles fixed to the frame.
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