I am the owner of the diesel engine of the second built diesel-electric railway vehicle in the world manufactured back in 1912. The engine, made by AB Diesels motorer in Nacka by Stockholm (Later Atlas Diesel), is six-cylinder with 75 hp and the fuel is blown in with compressed air. The engine does ...
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Re: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel, 2023 book
by bengt ¦ Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:17 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel, 2023 book ¦ Replies: 1 ¦ Views: 276Pulling and pushing forces?
by bengt ¦ Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:40 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: Pulling and pushing forces? ¦ Replies: 0 ¦ Views: 190According to AAR, how much pulling and pushing forces must a locomotive withstand?
Re: Standard gauge trucks for GE C36-7?
by bengt ¦ Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:33 am ¦ Forum: General Electric ¦ Topic: Standard gauge trucks for GE C36-7? ¦ Replies: 2 ¦ Views: 263https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c63/bengts/Estland_.jpg I was at Baltic Shipyard in Tallinn some 20 years ago to see the GE locos unloaded from ms Annegret with German officers and Philipine crew. I am looking at the possibility of rebuilding some American diesel locomotives into priceworthy...
Standard gauge trucks for GE C36-7?
by bengt ¦ Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:40 am ¦ Forum: General Electric ¦ Topic: Standard gauge trucks for GE C36-7? ¦ Replies: 2 ¦ Views: 263
A broad gauge bogie for GE C36-7.
Are there normal gauge bogies suitable for GE C36-7 available?
Re: Disk brakes Disc brakes on freight cars?
by bengt ¦ Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:47 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: Disk brakes Disc brakes on freight cars? ¦ Replies: 5 ¦ Views: 824https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c63/bengts/7167.JPG It is easy to weld brackets for disc brake calipers even to cast steel frames or bolsters. The car in the pic has 100 metric tons gross weight and 80 tons of brake force. With high speed, very cold whether and heavy braking there is a big p...
Disk brakes Disc brakes on freight cars?
by bengt ¦ Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:18 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: Disk brakes Disc brakes on freight cars? ¦ Replies: 5 ¦ Views: 824
Are there AAR bogies with disc brakes?
Re: EMD-Nohab
by bengt ¦ Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:52 am ¦ Forum: EMD - Electro-Motive (Progress Rail, General Motors) ¦ Topic: EMD Export Locomotives ¦ Replies: 66 ¦ Views: 37458https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/c63/bengts/EMD/TMY/.highres/10.jpg Bolsters up side down. https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/c63/bengts/EMD/TMY/.highres/3.jpg Fabricated A1A bogie from a DSB class MY. More on https://app.photobucket.com/u/bengts/a/495c46a9-239a-4a70-89a0-cc2478b17562
NJ Transit 4543 on the Autobahn
by bengt ¦ Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:16 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: NJT ALP-45-DP Supplemental Order ¦ Replies: 95 ¦ Views: 51655Re: Estonian Operail converts GE diesel loco to LNG dual-fuel operation
by bengt ¦ Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:00 am ¦ Forum: General Electric ¦ Topic: Estonian C3X-7i's ¦ Replies: 15 ¦ Views: 6937National freight operator Operail has begun work to convert one of its US-built General Electric C36 diesel locomotives to be dual fuelled with liquefied natural gas. Operail also operates GE Power Haul locos on 1524 mm gauge tracks in Finland. https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-sto...
Drawing for AAR wheel profile?
by bengt ¦ Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:38 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: Drawing for AAR wheel profile? ¦ Replies: 0 ¦ Views: 540I like to see a drawing of the common AAR wheel profile to compare withe the UIC wheel profiles.
Re: Boiler explosions & Boiler building books
by bengt ¦ Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:38 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: Boiler explosions & Boiler building books ¦ Replies: 10 ¦ Views: 2555Recomended:
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLOSIONS
C.H. Hewinson
ISBN 0-7153-8305-1
Re: Ramifications of "Brexit" for railways
by bengt ¦ Wed Dec 25, 2019 9:32 pm ¦ Forum: Worldwide Railfan ¦ Topic: Ramifications of "Brexit" for railways ¦ Replies: 216 ¦ Views: 51789If they so vote, must let Northern Ireland and/or Scotland go. Still have the question, will the EU still exist in 5 years? Multiple States have doubt about remaining, with growing discontent. Do not know future of rail, if this happens. As it is now in the US with Trump, is it likely that the Unio...
Re: GE Heavy Haul Power a failure
by bengt ¦ Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:15 am ¦ Forum: General Electric ¦ Topic: GE Heavy Haul Power a failure?? ¦ Replies: 1 ¦ Views: 3705What happens now with GE Jenbach diesel engines and the GE PowerHaul locos? Wabtec taking over? Nine or ten "new" PowerHaul locos that have been stored for years in Cottbus are now on the move. Three possibly to Sweden and the rest to Turkey. https://www.mainlinediesels.net/index.php?nav=1...
Marking for Steel grade on Couplers?
by bengt ¦ Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:24 am ¦ Forum: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment ¦ Topic: Marking for Steel grade on Couplers? ¦ Replies: 0 ¦ Views: 1569Are Couplers marked with Steel grade? For example Grade E.
Re: A steam dryer
by bengt ¦ Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:54 am ¦ Forum: Steam Locomotives ¦ Topic: What's "dry steam"? ¦ Replies: 6 ¦ Views: 12971In the years after 1900 a steam dryer was a try to achieve a cheap "low grade" superheated steam. It soon was a failure.
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