Monday, May 09, 2022
Torpedo room
I don't think the Becuna is ready for much action these days, but I still wouldn't recommend attacking Penn's Landing via the Delaware.
Monday, May 02, 2022
Rails on the move
Gone are the days of the gandy dancers laying segmented rail. Now rails are rolled in pieces up to 480 feet and welded into quarter mile long sections that are then transported by special trains like this one.
Monday, April 25, 2022
Monday, April 18, 2022
Twin Cylinder
Vacuum pump on the grounds of Didcot Railway Centre. Apparently it was used for testing vacuum brakes on locomotives.Monday, April 11, 2022
Lord Nelson
According to my 1943 edition of 'British Locomotive Types' this superheated 4-6-0 has a tender capacity of 5 tons of coal, 500 gallons of water and produces a tractive effort of 33,500 lbs at 85% boiler pressure.
Monday, April 04, 2022
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Monday, March 21, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022
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