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Locomotive United Kingdom: Simpasture, near Shildon, England: 1: 1 [2] [5] Stockton and Darlington Railway Locomotion No. 1: 1 July 1828: Locomotive United Kingdom: Aycliffe Lane, Heighington, England: 1 [2] SS Helen McGregor: 24 February 1830: Marine (civilian) United States: Memphis, Tennessee [4] Best Friend of Charleston: 17 June 1831 ...
The aftermath of a boiler explosion at Strømmen station near Oslo, Norway, 22 December 1888. [1] One locomotive was thrown into the air and landed on the roof of another; the crews of both escaped without injury [2] A boiler explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler. There are two types of boiler explosions.
CSX slowed the train down to 10 mph (16 km/h) by coupling an engine onto the end. [13] This incident was dubbed the "Crazy Eights" incident in reference to the lead locomotive's number (#8888). The incident inspired the 2010 Tony Scott film Unstoppable, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.
Diagram of Priestman oil engine from The Steam engine and gas and oil engines (1900) by John Perry Petrol–electric Weitzer railmotor, first 1903, series 1906. The earliest recorded example of the use of an internal combustion engine in a railway locomotive is the prototype designed by William Dent Priestman, which was examined by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin in 1888 who described it as ...
On June 17, 1831, the Best Friend was the first locomotive in the US to suffer a boiler explosion. The blast is said to have been caused by the fireman tying down the steam pressure release valve; he had grown tired of hearing it whistle, so to stop the noise he closed the valve permanently. (Another account has him placing a stout piece of ...
An electric locomotive traveled without a driver for 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) after it was being swapped for a diesel locomotive to pull the train on a non-electrified section of track. Railway personnel chased after the locomotive by motorbike, and the train was stopped safely after 50 minutes [5] December 22, 2017 North of Brenner, Austria
The AC6000CW is a 6,000-horsepower (4,500 kW) diesel electric locomotive built between 1995 and 2001 by GE Transportation. It is among the world's most powerful single-engined diesel locomotives. The locomotive was designed for extremely high horsepower needs, such as pulling heavy coal and ore trains.
The GE U30B was a diesel-electric locomotive produced by GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime mover. [1] The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.