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Reply #105 on: April 28, 2024, 07:23:41 AM
that's a lot of track to, uh...  keep track of

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Reply #106 on: August 25, 2024, 05:48:53 PM
I'm really pleased that they are going to re-nationalise our railways to become 'Great British Rail'

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Reply #107 on: October 26, 2024, 01:50:09 AM
Kudos to my lovely & inquisitive girlfriend for bringing this wild story to my attention.  Not sure I would have believed the photo was real otherwise.  :o 


http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2015/11/boiler-explosion-of-c-t-1-3020-on-may.html







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Reply #108 on: October 26, 2024, 02:36:54 AM
Cthulu the train - poor Thomas doesn’t stand a chance


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Reply #109 on: October 26, 2024, 03:47:51 AM
I've seen a few like that. There are a few reasons why a loco opperating at a boiler pressure of maybe 225 psi should blow. Over pressure, obviously, a faulty safty valve and poor maintenance being common.

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Reply #110 on: October 26, 2024, 12:19:35 PM
This guy does a lot of videos in the southwestern U.S., including some train content. This one was interesting - figured some of you might enjoy it too.  :bigthumb:



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Reply #111 on: October 26, 2024, 05:42:11 PM
Thanks, BC.  Definitely going on my "watch later" list.  :) 




Quote from: bob48 on October 26, 2024, 03:47:51 AM
I've seen a few like that. There are a few reasons why a loco opperating at a boiler pressure of maybe 225 psi should blow. Over pressure, obviously, a faulty safty valve and poor maintenance being common.

Yeah, commenters in the video I posted above had relatives who worked on steam locomotives said the same thing.  Some of them also mentioned that their relatives were always nervous anytime they had to work with an engineer who kept the water level low... 



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Reply #112 on: October 27, 2024, 04:14:48 AM
In most cases, depending on the loco, water level was usually somewhere between 60 and 70%. Obviously, most of the boiler was filled with boiler tubes through which hot combustion gases passed thus heating the water. Surprisingly, a lot of people think that the boiler was just a cylinder full of water, but the whole process is a bit more complex.

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Reply #113 on: October 28, 2024, 07:21:17 PM
Was talking with a friend who was a nuke on the carrier Dwight Eisenhower.  There was a stupendous amount of duplication for the engineering systems.  This included a small boiler to provide low pressure steam (150 lb) for secondary systems like running the laundry.
This boiler never was used and there was only one E5 Boiler Tender in the crew.  As part of the PMS, Preventive Maintenance System, the boiler was lit off and run once every six months.  The BT once forgot that prior to light off, the boiler fan was to clear all build up of fumes.  There was fumes left in the combustion chamber.  When the ignition stick went in there was a Whoosh and blow back. 
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Reply #114 on: December 08, 2024, 09:47:42 AM

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Reply #115 on: December 18, 2024, 08:38:37 AM

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Reply #116 on: December 18, 2024, 12:37:43 PM
Nice! That is as long as that train doesn't make A Stop at Willoughby.

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Reply #117 on: December 18, 2024, 11:42:12 PM
Awesome!  :2thumbs: 


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Reply #118 on: December 19, 2024, 06:24:32 AM
Quote from: bbmike on December 18, 2024, 12:37:43 PM
Nice! That is as long as that train doesn't make A Stop at Willoughby.

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Reply #119 on: December 19, 2024, 11:38:07 AM
^Wow I have not heard a 'Next Stop Willoughby' in quite some time hahaha

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