{"product_id":"9780911581652","title":"Garratt Locomotives","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1855 to 1966 nearly 8,000 railroad locomotives were built at the Gorton Foundry, near Manchester England, by Beyer, Peacock \u0026amp; Co. Ltd. Some of these steam locomotives were the famous elongated Garratts which have fascinated railfans for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Garrett locomotive allowed railroads to increase tonnage and reduced operating time between stations, as well as the number of trains run on a line. In the 1925 catalog, the Garratts shown had tractive effort capabilities of between 7,950 pounds and 69,150 pounds at 75% boiler pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 11-1\/4\" x 8-1\/2” softbound reprinted catalog features a four-color cover, and shows the Garrett locomotives that were delivered to the Argentine North-Eastern Railway, Burma Railways, Benguella Railway, Indian State Railway, London \u0026amp; North-Eastern Railway, Mauritius Government Railways, Rhodesia Railways, South African Railways and the Victorian Government Railways, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gauge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028370079984,"sku":"9780911581652","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780911581652_p0.jpg?v=1763862389","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780911581652","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}