"Berang" (berang)
03/04/2018 at 04:44 • Filed to: None
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"Berang" (berang)
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Pre-1860's locos.
Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
> Berang
03/04/2018 at 05:04 |
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They all look just so silly, don’t they?
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Berang
03/04/2018 at 05:06 |
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steam power for everything including cars again!
Cé hé sin
> Berang
03/04/2018 at 05:15 |
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They rather liked big chimneys then didn’t they?
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Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
> pip bip - choose Corrour
03/04/2018 at 05:39 |
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I was looking for a good response gif to that but I’ve spent 10 minutes staring at
all of these
Here’s one.
camaroboy68ss
> Cé hé sin
03/04/2018 at 09:30 |
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the big bulbous one were designed to catch embers. A lot of wood burning locomotive created a lot of sparks/embers that could easily start a massive fire alone the tracks. Coal powered would as well.
Matt Nichelson
> Berang
03/04/2018 at 11:26 |
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Very cool. I love old steam engines. One of the best places I have been to is a railroad museum in St. louis where I got to see my favorite engine of all time, a UP Big Boy.
Stephenson Valve Gear
> Berang
03/04/2018 at 17:22 |
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Sir, you have excellent taste in early external combustion railroad photography. I love old trains...
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Berang
> Stephenson Valve Gear
03/04/2018 at 20:59 |
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I think this early stuff is really fascinating. I think I’m going to do a post about early American locomotives which still survive.
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Stephenson Valve Gear
> Berang
03/04/2018 at 22:04 |
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Don’t know if you have this book, but I highly recommend it... “Early American Locomotives” by John H. White Jr.
If you like looking at the development and engineering of early steam locomotives, I would suggest another John H. White Jr. book, “American Locomotives, And Engineering History, 1830-1880:
...and a picture of “Daniel Nason” from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation.
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Berang
> Stephenson Valve Gear
03/06/2018 at 01:16 |
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I have the first book, will have to look at the second.
I’ve seen the Daniel Nason in person before, very interesting locomotive, but unfortunately, not a very good preservation/restoration (would it kill them to find a proper head lamp?). The St. Louis museum has a lot of crucially historic engines in its collection, but most are not in very good condition, and this is particularly sad with some of their older ones, like the Eddy “Clock” which is stuffed, unloved, in a corner where it’s dirty and difficult to photograph.
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Stephenson Valve Gear
> Berang
03/06/2018 at 21:43 |
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Ah yes, the Eddy Clock... I managed to get back to it on that same trip and nab a few pictures. I would love to see it cosmetically restored and housed inside somewhere. I know they have a lot of locomotives, and only so many resources, but I hope that they get around to it sometime soon.