Bell, locomotive

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OBJECT TYPE: LOCOMOTIVE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0010.010

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 10
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Non-ferrous metal bell

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 36.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 43.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Motive power
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNKNOWN
Canada: TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE 4-8-4 WHEEL ARRANGEMENT FAVOURED BY CNR/ FIRST OF THE U-2G CLASS BUILT (NOS. 6200 - 6234)
Function: Used to alert people to the presence of the locomotive.
Technical: DUE TO THE WIDE VARIATION OF PERMISSABLE AXLE LOADINGS ON THE CNR (DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE STANDARDS OF THE RAILWAYS FROM WHICH THE SYSTEM DERIVED) THE 4-8-4 WHEEL ARRANGEMENT WAS WIDELY USED IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE LOCOMOTIVE WEIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE CNR FLEET OF 203 "NORTHERNS" WAS LARGEST IN NAM IF NOT WORLD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dull bronze-coloured metal bell.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bell, locomotive, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1967.0010, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0010.010/

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