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The system was capable of producing about 300 kg (660 lb) of steam per hour at 12 atm (1,200 kPa) pressure. It weighed about 7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons), increasing the weight of the locomotive from 35 t (34 long tons; 39 short tons) to 42 t (41 long tons; 46 short tons), and allowed a saving of 700–1,200 kg (1,500–2,600 lb) of coal ...
Most powerful steam locomotive ever static tested. PRR S1: Pennsylvania Railroad: 6100 Altoona Works: 1939 Steam 6-4-4-6: 487 tonnes (537 short tons) 76,403 pounds-force (340 kN) 7,200 horsepower (5,369 kW) Fast passenger steam locomotive; the magazine Popular Mechanics cites 1941 a speed of 133.4 mph (214.7 km/h) PRR S2: Pennsylvania Railroad ...
E 70.2: 1'C1' Bavarian EG 2: E 71: B'B' Prussian EG 511 to EG 537: E 72: 1'C1' BBÖ 1005, returned to the ÖBB as 1072 in 1952 E 73: Bo'Bo' Hamburg-Altona harbour railway E 75: 175: E 80: E 310: 181.0-1: Multi-system locomotive for cross-border working 181.2: Multi-system locomotive for cross-border working to France and Luxembourg (25 kV AC ...
DSB PR 908 with restored train. This is a list of locomotives and multiple unit classes of the DSB, the primary train operator in Denmark. Steam locomotive classes were usually designated by a single capital letter, whereas diesel locomotives and DMUs are named with two (occasionally, three) letters, the first being an M for "motor"; electric locomotives and EMUs are given two-letter ...
"Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" [nb 1] is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Written and sung by Ray Davies , the song was recorded in October 1968 and was among the final tracks completed for the album.
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is officially the fastest steam locomotive, reaching 126 mph (203 km/h) on 3 July 1938. 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)
Mallard ' s record has never been officially exceeded by a steam locomotive, although a German DRG Class 05 reached 124 mph (200 km/h) in 1936 on a horizontal stretch of track, unlike Stoke Bank, which is slightly downhill. However, the Class 05 hauled a four-coach train of 197 tons, whereas Mallard ' s seven-coach train weighed 240 tons. [15]
Ross Kenry O'Donovan (born 17 June 1987), also known as RubberNinja and RubberRoss, is an Australian animator, voice actor, and Internet personality.He is known for his solo work as a Twitch streamer, as well as his YouTube and Newgrounds cartoons and animations.