Great Britain in the 1950's with some unfamiliar terms.
Explains why the steam engine is placed in the roundhouse -- errr SHED
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Hello pennsyk4.........
this is a very interesting show and let's see how well they do a good of a job on a Big Boy when dealing with 2 engines under one large boiler.
the woman who loves toy trains
Tiffany
Originally Posted by Tiffany:
Hello pennsyk4.........
this is a very interesting show and let's see how well they do a good of a job on a Big Boy when dealing with 2 engines under one large boiler.
the woman who loves toy trains
Tiffany
I believe Pentrex has some films that would answer that question.
Rusty
Originally Posted by Tiffany:
Hello pennsyk4.........
this is a very interesting show and let's see how well they do a good of a job on a Big Boy when dealing with 2 engines under one large boiler.
What with all the modern air operated grease guns in the U.S., I would venture to say that the UP service pit personnel could survice a ANY UP articulated pretty darn quickly. Although I have never worked on a UP 4000 class, I have done a fair bit of servicing on UP #3985, which isn't all THAT much smaller than a 4000.
Easy to see why diesels replaced steam. Talk about a time- and labor-intensive process!
Steam locomotives are easily the most fascinating of all the machines ever used in railroading, but....
Originally Posted by Allan Miller:
Easy to see why diesels replaced steam. Talk about a time- and labor-intensive process!
Believe me, you have no idea! The physical plant facilities involved alone, were enormous.
Also the required GENERAL REPAIR requirement - on this engine about 125,000 miles
It took 11 days on a tight and managed time schedule
