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The Consolidation served on through the steam era of the Smoky, taking a turn about with the line's other steamers. A washout on the line in January 1947, resulted in a "dead railroad" until May 17, 1947, when No. 107 rolled into town pulling a train of cars of foreign lines which had been stranded in Sevierville. [1]
One is a steam piston to move the rod as required. The other, containing oil, holds the rod in a fixed position when the steam is turned off. Control is by a small three-way steam valve (“forward”, “stop”, “back”) and a separate indicator showing the position of the rod and thus the percentage of cutoff in use.
The train repair crew even contours the wheels if needed to ensure that patrons of the attraction can have a smooth, bump free ride. [ 5 ] Along with the regular maintenance performed every year on the locomotives, the train repair crew also overhauls the engine on the locomotives every ten years to ensure the trains operate properly.
Engine sheds would carry out basic maintenance and the bigger sheds would carry out more complex repairs. Locomotives that required further repair were sent to the company's locomotive works. Withdrawn locomotives could often be found at some depots before their final trips to the scrapyard.
Locomotive 638.1301 being greased. Before a steam locomotive was allowed onto the line, the crew had to carry out a large number of preparatory jobs. In accordance with the enginemen roster, the locomotive crew – engine driver and fireman – reported to the running foreman of the Betriebswerk in question.
Ex-steam generator, body of boiler and axles No 23 1074 35 1074-0 1959 LKM B 123074 GeBaCo GmbH BW Gera: Ex-steam generator No 23 1097 35 1097-1 1959 LKM B 123097 IG 58 3047: BW Glauchau: General inspection 2 June 2007 Yes 23 1113 35 1113-6 1959 LKM B 123113 Deutsche Bahn: BW Nossen: Last steam engine of this class delivered to the DR Museum ...
These last units had a higher steam pressure and a larger tractive force of 5030 kg. The steam dome was located further to the rear on the boiler. Later in their career nine locomotives (350-358) received tenders from HSM 600 series locomotives (601-605 and 609–612) when these units entered service in 1895 and 1896.
Riley & Son (E) Ltd, is a railway locomotive engineering and refurbishment company.Founded in 1992 as Ian Riley Engineering, the company has been a leader in main line steam haulage, being one of the pioneers of fitting air brake, TPWS and OTMR equipment to steam locomotives.