If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

Current and Proposed New-Builds

Тема в разделе 'Steam Traction', создана пользователем aron33, 15 авг 2017.

  1. aron33

    aron33 Member

    Дата регистрации:
    22 май 2016
    Сообщения:
    527
    Симпатии:
    651
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Food packaging worker
    Адрес:
    Mayfield, KY (USA)
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    upload_2025-3-4_5-10-0.png
     
  2. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

    Дата регистрации:
    29 май 2006
    Сообщения:
    4.451
    Симпатии:
    6.057
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Адрес:
    N.Ireland
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    A very large cheque
     
    Sirocco и paullad1984 нравится это.
  3. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

    Дата регистрации:
    8 мар 2008
    Сообщения:
    29.025
    Симпатии:
    70.091
    Адрес:
    LBSC 215
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    To be fair, a normal size one will do, it just needs a large number written on it ...

    Tom
     
    MarkinDurham, Sirocco, Gav106 и 5 другим нравится это.
  4. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

    Дата регистрации:
    29 май 2006
    Сообщения:
    4.451
    Симпатии:
    6.057
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Адрес:
    N.Ireland
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    lol are you here all week Tom? :)
     
    aron33, 35B и LMS2968 нравится это.
  5. aron33

    aron33 Member

    Дата регистрации:
    22 май 2016
    Сообщения:
    527
    Симпатии:
    651
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Food packaging worker
    Адрес:
    Mayfield, KY (USA)
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
     
    Tobbes, MPR, weltrol и 3 другим нравится это.
  6. goldfish

    goldfish Nat Pres stalwart

    Дата регистрации:
    13 янв 2009
    Сообщения:
    16.880
    Симпатии:
    15.757
    Jeepers that's a big bugger!
     
    Kinghambranch и Sheff нравится это.
  7. agalpin

    agalpin Member

    Дата регистрации:
    22 апр 2006
    Сообщения:
    307
    Симпатии:
    21
    Адрес:
    Bleeding 'ell Essex
    Were they originally cast in one piece?
     
    aron33 нравится это.
  8. aron33

    aron33 Member

    Дата регистрации:
    22 май 2016
    Сообщения:
    527
    Симпатии:
    651
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Food packaging worker
    Адрес:
    Mayfield, KY (USA)
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    They were, but supposedly the only facility that’s left that could cast one piece frames is in Kansas City, MO.
     
  9. garth manor

    garth manor Well-Known Member

    Дата регистрации:
    10 апр 2009
    Сообщения:
    2.041
    Симпатии:
    574
    Welded, sub arc.
     
    RLinkinS нравится это.
  10. aron33

    aron33 Member

    Дата регистрации:
    22 май 2016
    Сообщения:
    527
    Симпатии:
    651
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Food packaging worker
    Адрес:
    Mayfield, KY (USA)
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    upload_2025-9-2_8-1-21.png

    The T1 Trust has been busy recently, machining all cylinder components, 50 pieces in total. The most recent pieces being machined are the exhaust chest sections.
     

    Вложения:

    Bluenosejohn и Sunnieboy нравится это.
  11. pmh_74

    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

    Дата регистрации:
    28 янв 2009
    Сообщения:
    2.595
    Симпатии:
    2.017
    A Worsdell 3 cylinder 4-8-0T would certainly be a thing to behold. What a pity this is an American T1 and not a British one! ;-)

    Can't help thinking that looks like more work than casting...
     
    hyboy нравится это.
  12. Tobbes

    Tobbes Well-Known Member

    Дата регистрации:
    14 авг 2010
    Сообщения:
    1.014
    Симпатии:
    3.012
    Really impressive stuff from the PRR T1 trust - many thanks @aron33 !
     
  13. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

    Дата регистрации:
    8 мар 2008
    Сообщения:
    29.025
    Симпатии:
    70.091
    Адрес:
    LBSC 215
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    There was talk on this thread earlier this year of the Crampton new build and a perception from some it was going nowhere without more publicity and finance.

    Anyway, photos on Facebook of the firebox construction now complete ... https://www.facebook.com/northernhe...tcpkurCPqSTitmqYZsgcLnXLEoqdDyuTGyDin3ensm7Nl

    (And decidedly odd it is too! I can't say I have got my head around its shape yet. But it exists.)

    Tom
     
    Chris86, hyboy, J Rob't Harrison и 2 другим нравится это.
  14. Cartman

    Cartman Part of the furniture Account Suspended

    Дата регистрации:
    14 дек 2015
    Сообщения:
    3.177
    Симпатии:
    2.475
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Van driver
    Адрес:
    Cheshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    What a peculiar design. Everything about those things seemed odd
     
  15. RAB3L

    RAB3L Member

    Дата регистрации:
    4 янв 2013
    Сообщения:
    582
    Симпатии:
    318
    Crampton principles here:

     
  16. PC5020

    PC5020 New Member

    Дата регистрации:
    10 окт 2016
    Сообщения:
    56
    Симпатии:
    43
    Адрес:
    Exeter
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer


    Year 2025 progress report.
     
    Sheff нравится это.
  17. Mark Thompson

    Mark Thompson Well-Known Member

    Дата регистрации:
    10 сен 2017
    Сообщения:
    1.825
    Симпатии:
    4.481
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Адрес:
    E sussex
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    My god, what a beast! Every US new-build is probably x2-3 times the scale of a UK new-build. Even something like Prince of Wales.
     
  18. aron33

    aron33 Member

    Дата регистрации:
    22 май 2016
    Сообщения:
    527
    Симпатии:
    651
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Food packaging worker
    Адрес:
    Mayfield, KY (USA)
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    So was it just me or did a proposal to build a new Dean Goods pop up in Steam Railway Magazine?
     
  19. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

    Дата регистрации:
    21 апр 2006
    Сообщения:
    8.508
    Симпатии:
    3.831
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Род занятий:
    Retired Engineer & Heritage Volunteer
    Адрес:
    N Warks
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    .
    ….. and in Trackside.
     
  20. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

    Дата регистрации:
    29 май 2006
    Сообщения:
    4.451
    Симпатии:
    6.057
    Пол:
    Мужской
    Адрес:
    N.Ireland
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    www.2513.org - website under construction
    Registered as a company with companies house
    Gained charitable status
    Dean goods boiler acquired and moved to Williton on WSR
    Various boiler fittings acquired
    Most of valve gear, connecting rods and coupling rods available for acquisition
    People involved are experienced with GWR locos and new builds

    Above info gleaned from railway press - I have no connection with the project.
     
    Johnme101, misspentyouth62 и MellishR нравится это.

Поделиться этой страницей