Toddington Standard Locomotive Limited has issued an update on the progress in overhauling the boiler of Standard Class 4 2-6 ...
No, it’s an entirely new design with nothing in common with the locomotives of the past, as [Terrier55Stepney] tells us in the video below the break. Gone is the huge boiler and reciprocating ...
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Geared steam locomotives
Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs” to ...
A steam locomotive boiler overhaul has revealed unexpected problems ahead of its planned used for the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.
Half of the parts, including the boiler, needed to be rebuilt ... In today's program, we take a look at a steam locomotive being revived for the first time in half a century.
The biofuel is being used to continually maintain the steam locomotive engine’s fire, which then protects their boilers. As much as 530 tons of coal was poured into three steam engines last year ...
The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust has issued an update on its efforts to build a new locomotive of the Riddles BR 3MT 2‑6‑2 ...
By hinging the drivers, many of these locomotives can take tighter curves compared to their traditional, rigid-frame single-cylinder counterparts, despite having more wheels and bigger boilers.