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No.5551 The Unknown Warrior is a replica LMS Patriot Class steam locomotive which is under construction at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The locomotive is a replica of the final 'Patriot' class locomotive to be built, No.5551. The original locomotive was built in May 1934, and withdrawn in June 1962 (it was scrapped that October).
The PRR S1 class steam locomotive (nicknamed "The Big Engine") was a single experimental duplex locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was designed to demonstrate the advantages of duplex drives espoused by Baldwin Chief Engineer Ralph P. Johnson. The S1 class was the largest rigid frame passenger steam locomotive ever built. [1]
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph (160 km/h), on 30 November 1934. 41 018 climbing the Schiefe Ebene with 01 1066 as pusher locomotive (video 34.4 MB) A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.
The C&O ordered twenty-five locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in 1948 to pull coal trains. When coal production dramatically fell due to labor unrest in 1949, the order was revised to just ten locomotives (Nos. 1300–1309), and No. 1309 became the last Class 1 domestic steam locomotive built by BLW.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3415 is a preserved class "3400" 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in June 1919 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Retired in 1954, it sat in Eisenhower Park in Abilene, Kansas , until 1996.
Steam locomotives constructed in the 21st century fall into two broad categories: those that use advanced steam technology to be commercially competitive with diesels; and those built to more traditional designs for hauling tourist trains. Even locomotives in the second case likely use some modern methods and materials.
The Henschel-Wegmann train was an initiative of the German locomotive construction industry, intended to be able to demonstrate a powerful steam locomotive-hauled train alongside the emerging express diesel multiple units, such as the Hamburg Flyer.
61673 "Spirit of Sandringham" is an LNER B17 class 4-6-0 steam locomotive which is being built by the B17 Steam Locomotive Trust. No original Gresley B17 Class locomotives were preserved, so Spirit of Sandringham is being built as the next member of the class, similar to that of 60163 Tornado .