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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by neilmunck Or what about the NSWR 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garrats? They could shift a fair bit too.... tractive effort is listed as 59600lbs. Whatever that means! neil [/quote] Tractive Effort: Based on a mathmatical formula to establi***he theoretical backward push exerted on the rail by the driving wheels with the diesel locomotive in full gear or in the case of a steam engine it's boiler pressure at 85% of it's maximum. This formula assumes that there is no other friction except between the wheels and the rails. As for the Tractive Effort of 59600lbs that would be on par with a large Mikado 2-8-2, Mountain 4-8-2 or smaller Northern 4-8-4 The Allegheny 2-6-6-6 had a TE of 110,200 lbs And a Big Boy 4-8-8-4 had a TE of 135,375 lbs (Stop the Gloating BB4884 I can hear from here)
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