76 Book of Locomotives 



stud he was so impressed by the excellent 

 work done by Ivatt's " Atlantics " that he 

 brought out a few engines so similar that, 

 save for their uniform, we might think the 

 London and North-Eastern had really 

 reached Brighton and the South Coast 

 generally. Actually, when we come to look 

 for details, there are differences between 

 Marsh's " Atlantics " and those which first 

 saw light at Doncaster. The coupled wheels 

 are smaller by about half a foot, since 

 harder running is found on the Southern 

 Railway. And there are other minor points 

 into which we need not go. 



On one Scotch railway the " Atlantic ' 

 was a most popular type; this was the 

 North British, the greatest of the pre-group 

 railways in the land of the Thistle. 



The principal type was introduced by 

 Mr. Reid some years ago, with outside 

 cylinders, 20x28 inches, driving coupled 

 wheels 6| feet in diameter. These huge 

 machines weigh nearly 120 tons, including, 

 of course, their tenders. Mr. Chalmers 

 brought out an even larger edition, equipped 



