Talk:Canadian Pacific Selkirk locomotive

Tech notes
Further research shows that T1c sub-classes were equipped with two (compared to the normal one) cross-compound air compressors. This was to speed recharging of the airbrake system.

R.L.Kennedy 21:54, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Canada has always used Imperial measure prior to metric. Railways still do not use metric.

R.L.Kennedy 16:24, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)

On the subject of the CPR Selkirk locomotives as written in Wikipedia, I challenge the statement that they were built as oil burners due to a weight factor.

CPR went to oil fuel because it was available in Western Canada, it was cheaper than coal, it was easier to handle and there was no ash to dispose of. There was also a reduced fire hazard through the forested areas of the Rockies.

R L Kennedy CPR Locomotive Dept. retired
 * Welcome to Wikipedia, RL! Please feel free to change the article if you consider it to be incorrect. It would be useful (but by no means mandatory) if you created your own account first, as IP addresses tend to move around for some ISPs. If any change you make is likely to be contentious, then it is as well to discuss it on the Talk page first, and maybe provide an internet or book reference, but I can't imagine many people challenging you in this instance! :-) Noisy 16:15, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome and your invitation to join. I have done so and have further edited this page adding some data and correcting a small amount of information, esp. remark that T1b's were built with a single air compressor. I have just looked at a photo of the first one taken in 1929 when it was brand new and it clearly shows a compound pump. I simply could not imagine an engine of such size and built for mountain work having such a small pump.

R.L.Kennedy 0010 25 July 2004 EDT

Selkirk Works Numbers
Please find enclosed the ALCo-MLW works numbers taken from ALCo works list.
 * CPR 5900 - 5019 2-10-4 ALCo-MLW 67921 - 67940 / 1929 T1a 25 1/2x32 69 199.3 tons
 * CPR 5920 - 5929 2-10-4 ALCo-MLW 69110 - 69119 / 1938 T1b 25x32 69 208.9 tons
 * CPR 5930 - 5935 2-10-4 ALCo-MLW 76221 - 76226 / 1949 T1b 25x32 69 203.9 tons

Peharps for some use for the editor of this interesting article.