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Numbers on Locos And Code 100 Term?
Here are two reader questions that are answered in the ebook. If you would like to have a go at answering them without looking up the answers, click on the green comments link below:
“I would like to know what is the difference in code100 and code 83 track”
“I would like to know how locomotives get there numbers? I my case it would be steam.”
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Code 100 rail is .100 inches high from base to running surface. Code 83 is .083 inches high. Therefore, the difference is .017 inches.
The loco number question is more complex as there are (at least) two different schemes:
1. In the US, the Whyte System counts the wheels of each axle group on the loco, e.g. a wheel arrangement of oOOOO = 2-8-0, or “Consolidation” type; likewise,
ooOOOo = 4-6-2, or “Pacific” type.
Other countries may use a different scheme.
2. The “Official” number painted on each loco may depend on the parent railroad, the assigned “class” of locomotive and/or the order of purchase.
For example, the Denver & Rio Grande RR classified its (Narrow Gauge) Consolidations (2-8-0) as “C” beginning with C-16. The Mikado (2-8-2) as “K”, beginning with K-27 and numbered from 450.