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Tbirdnz

Named after a famous guy this magnificent engine has been restored:



Here's the story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7418180.stm

I was an avid train spotter as a kid and remember these old steam engines.


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propforward

Very cool, thanks for posting the pic.

I love all manner of Steam engines - I'm getting my lathe set up finally so that I can get into building them. Er - smaller than that one though.

I always had a passion for the traction type engines.

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cafecruzin

so i guess you like harleys

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The engineering that goes into steam trains is fascinating! Here in SE Nevada, steam trains were the reason for this place existing. Silver and gold mining followed by lead, manganese, and zinc kept us on the map (at least dangling by a thread). I admire the men who designed the trains, the imagination of those individuals who kept them running, and the freedom offered the public to move from place to place at will. 1968 was indeed a pivotal year. Thanks for the post.

propforward

HA! Yes I do - actually I like all bikes, without exception.

It certainly is - and not just the locomotives and tractors, stationary engines are just as much fun, some of those old beam engines and multi stage engines are excellent. There is something romantic about the steam era that is just fascinating. Those engines are things of beauty just as much as they are feats of engineering.

Here's to James Watt :

And here's to Richard Trevithick:

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koifarm

I believe, i think, that the engine would be a 4-6-4 in the Whyte designation of the wheels...anyone else remember that style of identifying the type?
I can remember when my uncle burl, a conductor for the wabash rr in indiana, taking me when I was a kid, to the "yard" and showing me the first diesel engine and he remarked this kind of engine would change rail transportation forever.
I have a deep love for the steamers, ride them any chance I can and always spend time looking the engine over. They are truly remarkable and fascinating to watch. Thanks for the post..........
Bill

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And the smell of a steam loco is something that cant be beat.

One of my all time favorites from my youth is the #3801.

I used to see it working, almost daily, when I was a young lad and it has since been restored and now is used for tourist trips.

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Keith G

Yes, but I think you'll find it's actually a 4-6-2 ??

denman13

In high school, it was a blast to help the local tinker-master restore an old turn-of-the-century steam donkey for the county fair. He had several older ones as well. What was really fascinating to us was the precision of the machining back in those days. No computers or electronic sensors or lasers to help. Hand-held micrometers, lathing by eye, etc. You had to be very competent and steady with your hands. This guy was really good and he had all the vintage tools as well.

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Tbirdnz

For enthusiasts here is a link to a list of clips of steam engines, particularly the Flying Scotsman which was saved for the UK by Richard Branson about 4 years ago.

Clip # 6 will bring back steam memories in the UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/railways/


Here's the story of the saving of the Scotsman:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3599427.stm


These old engines and trains have a particular interest to me, not only from my youth but my brother-in-law in the UK is one of the 8 steam drivers still left with British Rail and regularly takes these vintage engines out on runs.


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