Talk:Jackshaft

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Jackshafts are not train-specific

Looking through the list of redirects that might need to be moved to the train-specific article, the references aren't actually referring to a specific train by that name but are also really just referring to the generic mechanical part.

I don't see how this article became so train-specific in the first place, since so many devices use these. But it's probably because ethusiasts with very specific interests edit Wikipedia, but not necessarily mechnical engineers that edit Wikipedia.

DMahalko (talk) 05:50, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

A thank-you from me, to the other editors who have helped expand and cite this, progressing from my original stub into a more thorough treatment of the topic. Topics like this are minor, but still play an important part in documenting the history of technology.

-- DMahalko (talk) 00:11, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]