You never know when you might need a steam locomotive - Page 2

Task Force · 12-15-08, 04:19 PM

One of my persional favorites. Norfolk & Westerns 611 j class. (there were more than 1, but this is the only surviveing one. It is in a museam.)

AVGWarhawk · 12-15-08, 04:27 PM

She is a very beautiful piece of work.

Letum · 12-15-08, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

One of my persional favorites. Norfolk & Westerns 611 daylight. (there were more than 1, but this is the only surviveing one. It is in a museam.)

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That's more like it!
Well proportioned, not too extravagant....almost English.

AVGWarhawk · 12-15-08, 04:31 PM

Here is an interesting picture. K-4 before and after streamlining.

SteamWake · 12-15-08, 04:48 PM

Everyone always pulls out the mallard.

I think if you check out the mallard they were expensive to operate, unreliable, and not as fast as advertised. But hey they look cool.

Ive been a railfan for some time now, i play ms train simulator and kujo's railsim, also have a mostly finished N scale layout.

Id post some pictures but left the stupid cable for the camera at work... maybe tommorrow.

bookworm_020 · 12-15-08, 05:19 PM

I always did like the look of the 3801 here in Australia

Falkirion · 12-15-08, 06:03 PM

Wow good to see some good old steam powered locos doing some work. I haven't seen a steam powered train on the Melbourne network for a long time, but there's a huge rail museum over in Williamstown here in Melb.

Great pictures, always good to have a wander down memory lane with those engineering marvels. Even better since I work in the rail industry.

VipertheSniper · 12-15-08, 06:24 PM

The most beautiful steamer we ever had in Austria...

kkStB 310

AntEater · 12-15-08, 06:25 PM

Lol, everybody offers streamline locomotives when I post a 52.

The Reichsbahn Class 52 was maybe the exact contrary:
A perfect example of KISS. The german war machine needed steam locomotives in WW2, so an emergency program was created to build these extremely simplified cargo locomotives. Over 2000 were build.
They were designed to last 5 years, the last one left service 1993! In east Germany (railway wasn't unified until 1995), that is, in Poland they lasted even a few years longer and Russia alledgedly still has them in storage.
I've seen one in a museum that had dozens of patched .50 cal holes and still served another 40 years.
These things can haul stuff around, but certainly are not fast and won't win any beauty contest.

The Reichsbahn had streamlined engines as well:

Allready shown, engine 05 001, build 1935. Class 05 was some kind of "Über-01"
The Mallard beat this one by a mere mile per hour and had a downhill track.

Also there is the 18 201, the fasted operational steam locomotive in the world

Privately owned, can do 180 km/h.
This singleton was, for testing purposes, build by the GDR in 1960.
Or better, they build it out of this one, the Henschel-Wegmann experimental streamlined locomotive from 1939.

These are actually the same engines.

But my favorite is still the DR class 01, the "Flagship" of the Weimar Republic era Reichsbahn

01 118, build by Krupp in 1934, same owners as the 52 in the first pics.
Still in original condition, served continously from 1934 to 1984.

August · 12-15-08, 06:42 PM

Some ugly American steam locomotives:

AVGWarhawk · 12-15-08, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikhayl

For some reason I don't fancy much British machines, I like a bit of clunkyness though I don't like most American machines, too bulky for me. My favourites are German machines from 1900 up until 1945.
The V8 is a great machine, but my favourite would be this one, nice mix of beauty and beast (~1908)

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And her older sister (~1905)

There's one American machine I do like though, France bought a lot of these after the war:

Badass look and she's got lovely "ears"

Agreed, these are beautiful pieces of art/engineering. The German V-8 was quite an engineering marvel.

Oberon · 12-16-08, 12:28 PM

Aye, Mallard hit 126.5mph but it was downhill (Stoke bank) and she paid the price for it, with her big end overheating and her having to limp back to Peterborough after the record was made and then back to Doncaster for repairs.
But, she is a beaut alright. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say, for example, I happen to love the following locos:

The Stroudley A1X Terrier tank locomotive

Unrebuilt Bulleid West Country class

Stirling Single

Riddles Standard class 9F

And finally, the Bulleid Q1...

Letum · 12-16-08, 12:36 PM

Ahh! the Q1; so ugly it is almost beautiful.

Yet another of the trains currently in my home City of York.

August · 12-16-08, 03:06 PM

The Union Pacific "Big Boy" locomotives have always interested me. They were some absolute behemoths!

VipertheSniper · 12-16-08, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

And finally, the Bulleid Q1...

This looks to be pretty prone to derailing...

12-15-08, 04:19 PM	#16
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	One of my persional favorites. Norfolk & Westerns 611 j class. (there were more than 1, but this is the only surviveing one. It is in a museam.) __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time" Last edited by Task Force; 12-22-08 at 01:16 AM.

12-15-08, 04:27 PM	#17
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,282 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	She is a very beautiful piece of work. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-15-08, 04:31 PM	#19
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,282 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Here is an interesting picture. K-4 before and after streamlining. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-15-08, 05:19 PM	#21
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I always did like the look of the 3801 here in Australia __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

12-15-08, 06:25 PM	#24
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lol, everybody offers streamline locomotives when I post a 52. The Reichsbahn Class 52 was maybe the exact contrary: A perfect example of KISS. The german war machine needed steam locomotives in WW2, so an emergency program was created to build these extremely simplified cargo locomotives. Over 2000 were build. They were designed to last 5 years, the last one left service 1993! In east Germany (railway wasn't unified until 1995), that is, in Poland they lasted even a few years longer and Russia alledgedly still has them in storage. I've seen one in a museum that had dozens of patched .50 cal holes and still served another 40 years. These things can haul stuff around, but certainly are not fast and won't win any beauty contest. The Reichsbahn had streamlined engines as well: Allready shown, engine 05 001, build 1935. Class 05 was some kind of "Über-01" The Mallard beat this one by a mere mile per hour and had a downhill track. Also there is the 18 201, the fasted operational steam locomotive in the world Privately owned, can do 180 km/h. This singleton was, for testing purposes, build by the GDR in 1960. Or better, they build it out of this one, the Henschel-Wegmann experimental streamlined locomotive from 1939. These are actually the same engines. But my favorite is still the DR class 01, the "Flagship" of the Weimar Republic era Reichsbahn 01 118, build by Krupp in 1934, same owners as the 52 in the first pics. Still in original condition, served continously from 1934 to 1984. __________________ Last edited by AntEater; 12-15-08 at 06:32 PM.

12-15-08, 04:48 PM	#20
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Everyone always pulls out the mallard. I think if you check out the mallard they were expensive to operate, unreliable, and not as fast as advertised. But hey they look cool. Ive been a railfan for some time now, i play ms train simulator and kujo's railsim, also have a mostly finished N scale layout. Id post some pictures but left the stupid cable for the camera at work... maybe tommorrow.

12-15-08, 06:03 PM	#22
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Wow good to see some good old steam powered locos doing some work. I haven't seen a steam powered train on the Melbourne network for a long time, but there's a huge rail museum over in Williamstown here in Melb. Great pictures, always good to have a wander down memory lane with those engineering marvels. Even better since I work in the rail industry.

12-15-08, 06:24 PM	#23
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The most beautiful steamer we ever had in Austria... kkStB 310

12-15-08, 06:42 PM	#25
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,219 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some ugly American steam locomotives: __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see. Last edited by August; 12-16-08 at 03:01 PM.

12-16-08, 12:28 PM	#27
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Aye, Mallard hit 126.5mph but it was downhill (Stoke bank) and she paid the price for it, with her big end overheating and her having to limp back to Peterborough after the record was made and then back to Doncaster for repairs. But, she is a beaut alright. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say, for example, I happen to love the following locos: The Stroudley A1X Terrier tank locomotive Unrebuilt Bulleid West Country class Stirling Single Riddles Standard class 9F And finally, the Bulleid Q1...

12-16-08, 12:36 PM	#28
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Ahh! the Q1; so ugly it is almost beautiful. Yet another of the trains currently in my home City of York. __________________

12-16-08, 03:06 PM	#29
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,219 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Union Pacific "Big Boy" locomotives have always interested me. They were some absolute behemoths! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.