Thanks for sharing these, I really enjoy them. Maybe my eyes are deceiving me, but the front cylinder doesn't look much if any larger than the rear cylinder, suggesting a simple designed instead of compound (i.e., NOT a mallet). That suggests a locomotive designed for higher-speed running, and I wasn't aware of any (relatively) higher-speed 2-8-8-2s. It would be interesting to hear from someone who knows. Or, maybe my eyes are simply deceiving me.
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Dave - FYI....mallets can be compound or simple.
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Jeff, I think I disagree; a Mallet is by definition compound--in other words, if an articulated locomotive cannot run compound, then it is not a Mallet--although some compound locomotives can also run in simple mode (like the N&W Y6). I don't think there are any locomotives with the front and rear cylinders the same size that can run compound. But if I'm wrong about that, I'm happy to be corrected.
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Dave - I stand corrected. I always knew mallets were compound, but when I looked on the internet, they showed simple and compound locomotives being mallets. Another lesson learned about trusting the internet!
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