Friction wheel drive was indroduced, to achieve very high or very low speed for steam locomotives. While this kind of gearing was successfull to achieve low speeds, none of the high speed designs proved to be successful. |
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Class | Wheel Arrangement | km/h | hpi | Year | |||
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Fontaine Locomotive | 2'A1 n2 | 1881 | |||||
Holman Locomotive | 3'F n2 | 1887 | |||||