An unusual and extremely rare feature of the Lord Nelson class of locomotives was the setting of the crank axles at 135 °, rather than the standard 90 ° of other locomotive types, which was designed to give a far more even pull on the fire.
An unusual and extremely rare feature of the Lord Nelson class of locomotives was the setting of the crank axles at 135 °, rather than the standard 90 ° of other locomotive types. Other locomotive types was designed to give a far more even pull on the fire.