 The lickey banker 58100 "Big Bertha" assisting an express up the Lickey, July or August 1955. A bank engine (United Kingdom/Australia) or helper engine (North America) is a railway locomotive that is temporarily attached to a train that requires more power or traction to climb a grade (or bank). Bankers or helpers are usually attached at the rear of the train, in which case they also protect against wagons or coaches breaking away from thw train and running back downhill. Once the train had cleared the grade the banker or helper is removed. In the UK, an engine that was attached to the front of a train to assist with the ascent of an incline is called a pilot locomotive. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1744x1032, 61 KB) Summary © Geoff Chandler Notes; Here are the three pictures of 58100 The Lickey Banker. I took the pictures either the last week of July or the first in August of 1955, that was when one had to take...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1744x1032, 61 KB) Summary © Geoff Chandler Notes; Here are the three pictures of 58100 The Lickey Banker. I took the pictures either the last week of July or the first in August of 1955, that was when one had to take...
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Examples
United States and Canada Some of the Best Known North American Helpers Grades: - Kicking Horse Pass - Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Marias Pass - BNSF Railway Company, exx-Great Northern, ex-Burlington Northern
- Tennessee Pass - Union Pacific, ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western
- Soldier Summit - Union Pacific, ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western
- Moffat Tunnel Line - Union Pacific, ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western
- Galitzin Summit - Norfolk Southern, exxx-Pennsylvania Railroad, exx-Penn Central, ex-Conrail
- Tehachapi Loop - Union Pacific, ex-Southern Pacific
- Donner Pass - Union Pacific, ex-Southern Pacific
- Raton Pass - BNSF Railway Company, ex-Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
- Sand Patch Grade - CSX Transportation, exx-Baltimore & Ohio, ex-Chessie System
- Cajon Pass - BNSF Railway Company, ex-Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
- Mullen Pass - Montana Railink, exx-Nothern Pacific, ex-Burlington Northern
- Saluda Grade - Norfolk Southern, ex-Southern. The steepest grade in North America at 5.03%. Currently out of service. The trailing end of a three car passenger train would be completely above the locomotive.
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Australia - Cowan bank
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