by Ray Bell » Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:42 pm
Nice stuff, Steve...
It seems that some speed was available out of those poor oversized pistons, connecting rods and steam valves. On the other hand, one of the last major designs in steam locomotives was this one, the Allegheny of which several were built not all that long before diesel-electric took precedence:
It weighs a massive 603 tons, the tender is the size of a normal rail coach, the firebox is about the size of a small bathroom and the fire was too hungry to be fed by a man with a shovel... it has an auger running the length of the tender which was operated by the fireman.
Nice stuff, Steve...
It seems that some speed was available out of those poor oversized pistons, connecting rods and steam valves. On the other hand, one of the last major designs in steam locomotives was this one, the Allegheny of which several were built not all that long before diesel-electric took precedence:
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It weighs a massive 603 tons, the tender is the size of a normal rail coach, the firebox is about the size of a small bathroom and the fire was too hungry to be fed by a man with a shovel... it has an auger running the length of the tender which was operated by the fireman.