Greg Wetzel
Member
Hello there. I have a question about whistles.
I was looking at the GWR 5700s page on Wikipedia (the worst source ever for anything. Only good to look at external links provided). Anyways, it stated that one of the developments was the addition of a whistle to deflect the smoke from the whistle away from the cab. I'm curious to know if this is actually true; not just for the GWR 5700s, but for steam locomotives in general. If not in general, then how was the smoke from the whistle dealt with?
The source that's stated on Wikipedia comes from a book (copied directly from Wikipedia):
le Fleming, H.M. (April 1958). Part 5: Six-coupled Tank Engines. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
I was looking at the GWR 5700s page on Wikipedia (the worst source ever for anything. Only good to look at external links provided). Anyways, it stated that one of the developments was the addition of a whistle to deflect the smoke from the whistle away from the cab. I'm curious to know if this is actually true; not just for the GWR 5700s, but for steam locomotives in general. If not in general, then how was the smoke from the whistle dealt with?
The source that's stated on Wikipedia comes from a book (copied directly from Wikipedia):
le Fleming, H.M. (April 1958). Part 5: Six-coupled Tank Engines. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
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