Adventures in smoke deflection (A3 with open smokebox top)

[LNER Fan 60008]

Some interesting examples of earlier attempts to deflect smoke on the LNER A1/A3s and other locomotives.

http://engrailhistory.info/r153.html

[giner]

What an absorbing site. That's straight into my favourites list. Thanks 60008.

[60800]

I find it interesting how it's talked about as if it's still cutting edge technology

[giner]

Well, it is presented verbatim from a 1930's publication(s) under no illusions or claims to be recently written. Kind of neat, don't you think.

[LNER Fan 60008]

What an absorbing site. That's straight into my favourites list. Thanks 60008.

I always like finding fun sites like that one. I like the way they describe how the smoke deflectors work.

Prior to that, I didn't think much consideration went into how the deflectors were designed. My favorite locomotives (usually) with deflectors would be the original Royal Scot and non-streamlined Coronation classes of LMS heritage.

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Gotta admit to liking original Royal Scots myself. That big fat boiler and stub chimney gave them a pretty meaty and powerful look.

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

I always thought that the deflectors made the Fowler Scots look better proportioned and seemed to slim down the smokebox, as opposed to the Duchesses whose front end seemed to expand into them.

Fascinating stuff that certainly was "cutting edge" when written.

9Fs and Brits look nude without them. Wonder what a deflectorless Clan would look like?