LP cylinder volume ratio has to be carefully determined, usually by increasing the LP cylinder diameter and/or by lengthening the stroke; on geared locomotives, cylinder volumes can be kept more or less identical by increasing LP piston speed.
LP cylinder volume ratio has to be carefully determined. This was usually by increasing the LP cylinder diameter and/or by lengthening the stroke. Cylinder volumes can be kept more or less identical by increasing LP piston speed. This was on geared locomotives.