Show best form of locomotive otlee i the same diversity of opinion as to the best form of of locomotive for general uso use appears tol toi prevail in en england I 1 and as in america while coupled wheels are mostly preferred tor for passenger engines engines five feet to six feet six inches diameter a few leading american engineers prefer single drivers and are disposed to revert to even seven feet feel a diameter which has been tried and abandoned in the past as not meet meeting in g the expectations entertained of it about fifteen years is the estimated average life of an american locomotive it is generally general lk admitted that railway trains in england are driven at a faster rate of speed than in the united states tates say about 20 per cent in excess of the latter there are express tr trains ains however between some of 0 our principal cities that compare favo favorably y with those oso in england new york sun |