How heavy is a 125+ MPH Steam Locomotive?

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 07/30/2019 at 08:25 • Filed to: immovable objects

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See for yourself...

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facw > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 08:28

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Meh, you know the Germans always overdo things.

Maxima Speed > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 08:38

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Forgot about that train. Pretty cool looking:

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 08:40

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About as heavy as a Dodge Challenger?

pip bip - choose Corrour > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 08:51

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quite a bit i’m guessing

someassemblyrequired > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/30/2019 at 08:57

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There’s no need to fat-shame the poor Challengers - they’re just as Sergio made them.

someassemblyrequired > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/30/2019 at 08:58

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165 tons!!

someassemblyrequired > facw 07/30/2019 at 09:00

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This is the U.K. version of DB.  Close enough is back in the vocabulary.

Svend > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 09:02

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The Mallards is 102.95 British long tons/ 115.3 American short tons,

Overall 165 British long tons/184.8 American short tons.

I like that the Mallard’s sisters are the

4464 Bittern,

6007 Sir Nigel Gresley,

60009 Union of South Africa,

60008 Dw ight D. Eisenhower and the

60010 Do minion of Canada. 

Thomas Donohue > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 09:02

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CP.....the C8 will have more horsepower and weigh slightly less.  

facw > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 09:03

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I assumed that was the case, but presumably they still have Germans in the important roles, I can’t imagine they’d trust the Brits to be able to run a railroad on their own.

facw > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/30/2019 at 09:06

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Maybe, but still a good bit lighter than a UP Challenger

someassemblyrequired > Svend 07/30/2019 at 09:07

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They are the best looking steam trains ever. Nigel Grassley makes sense as he designed it , and Bittern makes sense, guessing the others were named after WWII.

someassemblyrequired > Thomas Donohue 07/30/2019 at 09:13

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But does it come in two-tone blue?

Thomas Donohue > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 09:17

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Maybe not, but you can order the VIN to say 4468M411 4 RD !

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 09:55

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I’ve seen the Mallard in person.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 10:29

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I saw 4489 last week!I was impressed by it’s design, it’s very 30's. Maybe because it’s blue, but it kinda looks like it was made by Bugatti

someassemblyrequired > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough 07/30/2019 at 11:33

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Yeah I always thought that the colors and lines were definitely inspired by Bugatti.  Have no idea if it’s true, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

M.T. Blake > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 12:02

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Exactly EIGHTY-FIVE POUNDS. 

someassemblyrequired > M.T. Blake 07/30/2019 at 13:41

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I think that’s kinda like betting a $1 on the Price is Right

M.T. Blake > someassemblyrequired 07/30/2019 at 16:20

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Strategy!

bhtooefr > someassemblyrequired 08/11/2019 at 11:36

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https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1978/113/gresleys-mallard

Per this, Bugatti’s cars could not have inspired it...

...but Bugatti’s petrol trains could have.

And about those: http://www.bugatti-trust.co.uk/trains-boats-planes/bugatti-trains/

Yes, he  just used the engines out of the Royale.

someassemblyrequired > bhtooefr 08/11/2019 at 11:45

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Thanks - I had always wondered about that, the train looks amazing.