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href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/terrms-and-definitions/brakes.html"><span>Brakes</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics.html"><span>Thermodynamics</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/thermodynamic-equations.html"><span>Thermodynamic Equations</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/thermodynamic-definitions.html"><span>Thermodynamic Definitions</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/enthalpy.html"><span>Enthalpy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/entropy.html"><span>Entropy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/mollier-h-s-diagram.html"><span>Mollier Diagrams </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/steam-tables.html"><span>Steam Tables</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/definitions/thermodynamics/anomalies.html"><span>Thermodynamic Anomalies</span></a> </li></ul></li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam.html"><span>Modern Steam -</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam.html"><span>Introduction</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/andre-chapelon.html"><span>Andr茅 Chapelon</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/ingeniero-livio-dante-porta.html"><span>Livio Dante Porta</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/phil-girdlestone.html"><span>Phil Girdlestone</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists.html"><span>Present Day Steam Specialists</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/david-wardale.html"><span>David Wardale</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/roger-waller.html"><span>Roger Waller</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/shaun-mcmahon.html"><span>Shaun McMahon</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/nigel-day.html"><span>Nigel Day</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/ian-gaylor.html"><span>Ian Gaylor</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/manuel-ramos.html"><span>Manuel Ramos: </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/steam-specialists/ian-screeton.html"><span>Ian Screeton</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam.html"><span>Principles of Modern Steam</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/second-generation-steam.html"><span>"Second Generation Steam"</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/gpcs.html"><span>Gas Producer Combustion System (GPCS)</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/combustion-air-preheating.html"><span>Combustion Air Preheating</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/porta-s-water-treatment.html"><span>Porta's Water Treatment</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/feedwater-heating-4.html"><span>Feedwater Heating</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/steam-press-temp.html"><span>Steam Press & Temp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/low-heat-losses.html"><span>Low Heat Losses</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/steam-tightness.html"><span>Steam Tightness</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/long-strokes-and-high-rotation-rates.html"><span>Long Strokes and High Rotation Rates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/Lubrication-and-Tribology.html"><span>Lubrication and Tribology</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/enhanced-valve-events.html"><span>Enhanced Valve Events</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/internal-streamlining.html"><span>Internal Streamlining</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/valve-design.html"><span>Piston Valve Design</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/piston-valve-rod-packing.html"><span>Piston & Valve Rod Packing </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/compound-expansion.html"><span>Compound Expansion</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/the-coefficient.html"><span>The 伪 Coefficient</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/exhausts.html"><span>Exhaust Systems</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/kordina.html"><span>Kordina</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/advanced-adhesion.html"><span>Advanced Adhesion</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/drifting-techniques.html"><span>Drifting Techniques</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/engine-tender-buffering.html"><span>Engine-Tender Buffering</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/principles-of-modern-steam/franklin-wedges.html"><span>Franklin Wedges</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1.html"><span>Modernising Options</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1.html"><span>Modernising Options</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1/modernising-applications.html"><span>Modernising Applications</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1/boosting-loco-performance.html"><span>Boosting Loco Performance</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1/improving-fuel-use-and-carbon-emissions.html"><span>Reducing Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1/reducing-maintenance-costs.html"><span>Reducing Maintenance Costs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modernising-options-1/costs-improving-reliability.html"><span>Improving Reliability</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany.html"><span>Modern Steam Miscellany</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/the-red-devil.html"><span>The Red Devil</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/broadcasts/audio-recordings.html"><span>Red Devil Audio Recordings</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/sar-class-19d-no-2644-2.html"><span>SAR Class 19D No 2644</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/rfirt.html"><span>Rio Turbio Railway</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/porta-s-locomotive-no-1802.html"><span>Porta's Locomotive No 1802</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/dlm-52-8055.html"><span>DLM 52-8055</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/dlm-rack-tanks.html"><span>DLM Rack Tanks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/ss-montreux.html"><span>SS Montreux</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/fcaf-garratt-no-2.html"><span>FCAF Garratt No 2</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/kirklees-light-railway.html"><span>Kirklees Light Railway</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/modern-steam-miscellany/bure-valley-railway.html"><span>Bure Valley Railway</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/contributions.html"><span>Reades' Contributions</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/contributions/brian-gregson.html"><span>Brian Gregson</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/modern-steam-2/contributions/brian-gregson/water-tube-boilers.html"><span>Water Tube Boilers</span></a> </li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/engineering-design.html"><span>Engineering -</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/engineering-design.html"><span>Introduction</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design.html"><span>Fundamental Design </span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/5at-calculations.html"><span>5AT FDCs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-1.html"><span>Notes on FDC 1</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-1-4.html"><span>Notes on FDC 4</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-8.html"><span>Notes on FDC 8</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-9.html"><span>Notes on FDC 9</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-11.html"><span>Notes on FDC 11</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-12.html"><span>Notes on FDC 12</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-13.html"><span>Notes on FDC 13</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/notes-on-fdc-18.html"><span>Notes on FDC 18</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/fundamental-design/wardale-s-summary.html"><span>Wardale's Summary</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/detail-design.html"><span>Detail Design</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/detail-design/engineering-help.html"><span>Engineering Help</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/detail-design/scale-of-thetask.html"><span>Scale of theTask</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/drawings.html"><span>Drawings</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/engineering/research-opportunities.html"><span>Research Opportunities</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/project-summary.html"><span>- The 5AT Project -</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/project-summary.html"><span>5AT Project Summary</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/project-aims.html"><span>5AT Project Aims</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/the-5at-locomotive.html"><span>The 5AT - Introduction</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/design-philosophy.html"><span>Design Philosophy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-specifications.html"><span>5AT Specifications</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-performance.html"><span>5AT Performance</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-performance/calculated-performance.html"><span>Calculated Performance</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-performance/computer-simulation.html"><span>Computer-Simulation</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-performance/performance-examples.html"><span>Performance Examples </span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features.html"><span>5AT Features </span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/thermal-efficiency-2.html"><span>Thermal Efficiency</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/power-to-weight-ratio.html"><span>Power-to-Weight Ratio</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/adhesion.html"><span>Adhesion & Sanding</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/reliability-2.html"><span>Reliability</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/operating-costs.html"><span>Operating Costs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/maintenance-costs.html"><span>Maintenance Costs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/route-availability.html"><span>Route Availability</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/fuel-consumption.html"><span>Fuel Consumption</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/operating-range.html"><span>Operating Range</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/valves-and-steamchest.html"><span>Valves and Steamchest</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-features/feedwater-heating-3.html"><span>Feedwater Heating</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/5at-vs-5mt.html"><span>5AT vs. 5MT</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/emissions-and-environment.html"><span>5AT and the Environment</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/emissions-and-environment/emissions.html"><span>Emissions</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/emissions-and-environment/emissions-environment.html"><span>Fuels</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/options/alternative-strategies.html"><span>5AT Options</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/options/alternative-strategies.html"><span>Optional Strategies</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/options/8at-2-8-0.html"><span>8AT 2-8-0</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/options/8att-2-8-4t.html"><span>8ATT 2-8-4T</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/options/longer-term-options.html"><span>Longer Term Options</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/feasibility-study-3.html"><span>5AT Feasibility Study</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/project-promotion.html"><span>Promotion</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/project-promotion.html"><span>Promoting the 5AT</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/presentations.html"><span>Presentations</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/published-articles-and-letters-2.html"><span>Published Articles and Letters</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/published-articles-and-letters-2/1998-9.html"><span>1998 - 2001</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/published-articles-and-letters-2/2002---2005.html"><span>2002 - present</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/published-articles-and-letters-2/overseas-articles.html"><span>Overseas Articles</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/published-articles-and-letters-2/non-railway-press.html"><span>Non Railway Press</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/5AT-art-work.html"><span>Art Work</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/5AT-models.html"><span>5AT Models</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/5AT-models/laura-s-5at-animation.html"><span>Laura's 5AT Animation</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/liveries.html"><span>Livery Options</span></a> </li></ul></li></ul> </li> <li class="menuactive menuparent"> <a class="menuactive menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/faqs.html"><span>- FAQs -</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li class="menuactive"> <a class="menuactive" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/faqs.html"><span>FAQ Summary</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions.html"><span>General Questions</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/more-innovation.html"><span>More Innovation? </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/cutting-metal.html"><span>Cutting Metal</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/loco-turning.html"><span>Loco turning?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/why-a-4-6-0.html"><span>Why a 4-6-0?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/why-not-a-4-8-0.html"><span>Why not a 4-8-0 ?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/larger-driving-wheels.html"><span>Larger driving wheels?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/200-km-h-speed-approval.html"><span>200 km/h Speed Approval</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions/network-rail-approvals.html"><span>Network Rail Approvals?</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/performance-questions.html"><span>Performance Questions</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/performance-questions/5at-performance-exaggerated.html"><span>5AT performance exaggerated?:</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/performance-questions/reliability.html"><span>Reliability </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/performance-questions/thermal-efficiency.html"><span>Thermal Efficiency</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions.html"><span>Motion, Balancing, Valve Gear</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/why-walschaerts-valve-gear.html"><span>Why Walschaerts valve gear ?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/why-not-baker-valve-gear.html"><span>Why not Baker Valve Gear?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/why-not-british-caprotti.html"><span>Why not British Caprotti?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/variable-lead-valve-gear.html"><span>Why not Variable Lead?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/piston-vs-caprotti-valves.html"><span>Piston vs. Caprotti Valves</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/piston-speed-too-high.html"><span>Piston speed too high?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/why-not-3-cylinders.html"><span>Why not 3 cylinders? </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/hammer-blow.html"><span>Hammer Blow?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/valve-gear-questions/why-tail-rods-not-used.html"><span>Why Piston Tail Rods not used?</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/boiler-questions.html"><span>Boiler Questions</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/boiler-questions/boiler-large-enough.html"><span>Boiler large enough?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/boiler-questions/boiler-pressure-too-high.html"><span>Boiler pressure too high?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/boiler-questions/FAQ-9a.html"><span>Why not higher pressure? </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/boiler-questions/feedwater-heating.html"><span>Feedwater Heating</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust.html"><span>Steam Flow and Exhaust</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust/why-not-a-compound.html"><span>Why not a compound?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust/steam-pipes.html"><span>Steam Pipes</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust/exhaust-systems.html"><span>Exhaust Systems</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust/steam-jacket-to-cylinders.html"><span>Steam Jacket to Cylinders?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust/use-of-exhaust-lap.html"><span>Use of Exhaust Lap</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/steam-flow-and-exhaust/Wardale-Koopmans-Correspondence.html"><span>Wardale - Koopmans Correspondence </span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/fuel-questions.html"><span>Fuel Questions</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/fuel-questions/what-is-gas-oil.html"><span>What is "Gas Oil"?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/fuel-questions/why-not-coal-fuel.html"><span>Why not Coal Fuel? </span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/fuel-questions/what-about-bio-mass-fuel.html"><span>What about Bio-Mass Fuel?</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/fuel-questions/excess-combustion-air.html"><span>Excess Combustion Air </span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/questions-about-tech-specification.html"><span>Technical Specs</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/references-and-links.html"><span>- References -</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/references-and-links.html"><span>References - General</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/porta-s-papers.html"><span>Porta's Papers</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/wardale-letters.html"><span>Wardale Letters</span></a> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/simulation-software.html"><span>Simulation Software</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/simulation-software/software.html"><span>Prof. Bill Hall's Software</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/simulation-software/steam-locomotive-simulator.html"><span>"STEAM" Locomotive Simulator</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-5at-group-2/acknowledgements/Allan-Wallace.html"><span>Allan Wallace's Software</span></a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menuparent"> <a class="menuparent" href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/printed-reference-material.html"><span>Books and Publications</span></a> <ul class="unli"> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/printed-reference-material/the-5at-fdcs.html"><span>The 5AT FDCs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/printed-reference-material/red-devil-book.html"><span>Red Devil Book - a Review</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/printed-reference-material/advanced-steam-locomotive-development.html"><span>Advanced Steam Loco Development</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/printed-reference-material/la-locomotive-a-vapeur.html"><span>La Locomotive a Vapeur</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/references/printed-reference-material/chapelon---by-col-rogers.html"><span>Chapelon - by Col. 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Home -</a> » <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/faqs.html">- FAQs -</a> » <span class="lastitem">FAQ Summary</span> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions about the 5AT and Modern Steam</h2> <hr/></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style=''><div id="content"><p style="text-align: justify;">Questions are frequently asked about the 5AT Project and more generally about the technical advances offered by Modern Steam.聽 This section lists the more frequently asked of these questions.聽 The list will be expanded as new questions are asked.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Some answers are taken directly from articles and letters written by David Wardale that appear on this website. Most others have been purposely written by him.聽 Responses that were not written by Wardale are marked as such.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The FAQs are currently split up into separate categories as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="index.php/faqs/general-questions.html">General Questions</a></div> </li> <li> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="index.php/faqs/performance-questions.html">Performance Questions</a></div> </li> <li> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="index.php/faqs/valve-gear-questions.html">Motion, Balancing and Valve Gear</a></div> </li> <li> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="index.php/faqs/steam-flow-and-exhaust.html">Steam Flow and Exhaust</a></div> </li> <li> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="index.php/faqs/boiler-questions.html">Boiler Questions</a></div> </li> <li> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="index.php/faqs/fuel-questions.html">Fuel Questions</a></div> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;">In addition, these FAQs include a list of <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/questions-about-tech-specification.html" title="Questions about the 5AT Technical Specification" >Questions that Chris Newman asked David Wardale about clauses in the 5AT Technical Specification</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">聽</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">聽</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">聽</p></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td Modified date 02/29/2012 08:37:11 PM></td> <td Last modified by Chris Newman></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="footer_navigation" style='text-align:left'> Previous page: <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/the-locomotive/promotion/liveries.html" title="5AT Livieries Options" >5AT Livieries Options</a></td> <td></td> <td class="footer_navigation" style='text-align:right'> Next page: <a href="http://5at.co.uk/index.php/faqs-2/general-questions.html" title="General Questions about the 5AT" >General Questions about the 5AT</a> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr > <td > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="footer"> <tr> <td><div>Copyright 漏 2012 5AT Group. 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