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2 unusual facts about Booster engine


Booster engine

Canadian Pacific Railway rostered 3,257 steam locomotives acquired between 1881 and 1949, yet only 55 were equipped with boosters.

In Great Britain, the Gresley P1 2-8-2 locomotives for the London and North Eastern Railway, of which only two were built, were equipped with booster units.



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Stan Barrett

The solid fuel booster engine essentially came from a Sidewinder missile.