Been in all Deltic engine Rooms as a second man at Kings x .1973 Drivers fav trick. Shut controller off.Get second man to check the boiler between both engines .Then open controller to full with second man in engine room. No ear protector ever issued .lol
Excellent! My old dad used to work for English Electric he helped wire the prototype and many of the production locos. We used to get Deltics in at Wimbledon TMD now and then for wheel turning on our lathe. I was a commissioning engineer for SWT back in the day. We should still be making the Deltic brand new, instead of the unreliable ‘Yingers’ and other associated rubbish that now chugs around the network.......only fit to be on Sandite trains if you ask me!
You would not want to be standing there (where the boiler was) with the engines running if you wanted to keep your hearing. I was given a little box containing what looked like cotton wool to stick in the ears. No health and safety then in good old B.R days. Started the boiler with the emergency switches located in the cabs. (against the rules but safer)!
I used to be a secondman at Leeds Holbeck and sometimes we had to use the boiler when working old stock.On two occasions the boiler failed and I had to go into the engine room to sort it out.You could not hear yourself think in there and even more alarming was the fact that the engines were on rubber mounts and moved.If the driver accelerated as you went past them you would swing towards you. Incidently I do not recall that you could start the boiler from the cab although you could certainly stop it from there.
@@xxxxxxxxxxhardy Turn boiler on before engine start with cab switch off, just move it to on after engine start. We were not supposed to but I wanted to keep my hearing. Common thing to do at Kings Cross. Interesting little video would love to have another drive. As a young second man I used to start both engines just to move on the shed fun days!! LOL
@@jdavis460 Thank you for that.It was very rare that we had any steam jobs with a Deltic.It was usually on a late mail train and the boiler was already running when we took over from a York crew. I presume the engine was working back to Finsbury Park. Nice to see inside one of the old twin tubs again though
true....but because its 2stroke it needs a blower to intake,out put exhaust for it.. plus NAPIER, Navy,Army, procure, internal , engineering, resource. as was made for the navy after ww2. a 3x v12 in a Triangle opposing as u mentioned.. this is probably the best piston engine thats British built using German plans..!!!
THE BIGGEST MUFFLERS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN WERE ON A DELTIC DRIVEN PT. BOAT(PTF-26) AND EVEN BIGGER YET WERE ON A BLOWN OUT GEO THERMAL WELL IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
Lower end of connecting rod is either a single bearing ( knife )like in most cars or divided into two bearings ( fork ) with the single or knife bearing fit in the space between so the rods operate on the same plane.
It has forced lubrication. But unlike a standard engine. I doesn't have a sump as such. The oil drains down and is sucked by a scavenge pump to an external tank. The pressure pump then draws from this tank. The engine is 2 stroke as it has apposed pistons that cover and uncover the intake and exhaust ports. A mechanical blower .driving from the phasing case. Assists air flow into the cylinders. So just to confirm. It doesn't run on a 2 stroke fuel. Just standard diesel fuel.
A 2 stroke diesel is pretty gutless without a turbo or Roots type supercharger to help scavenge the exhaust gases and force in fresh air. I doesn't mean the air pressure is boosted real high though.
Storing and using those loose white plastic containers for fuel/additives is a serious health and safety hazard that could create a serious fire threat!
Been in all Deltic engine
Rooms as a second man at Kings x .1973
Drivers fav trick. Shut controller off.Get second man to check the boiler between both engines .Then open controller to full with second man in engine room.
No ear protector ever issued .lol
This was a great description of the way these engines operate. Thank you!
Top man there! Stuart,comes with 55019 to the Valley most years, top bloke.
Excellent! My old dad used to work for English Electric he helped wire the prototype and many of the production locos. We used to get Deltics in at Wimbledon TMD now and then for wheel turning on our lathe. I was a commissioning engineer for SWT back in the day. We should still be making the Deltic brand new, instead of the unreliable ‘Yingers’ and other associated rubbish that now chugs around the network.......only fit to be on Sandite trains if you ask me!
Excellent comment thanks.
there are photos of this prototype deltic at Widnes in the 1950s
You would not want to be standing there (where the boiler was) with the engines running if you wanted to keep your hearing. I was given a little box containing what looked like cotton wool to stick in the ears. No health and safety then in good old B.R days. Started the boiler with the emergency switches located in the cabs. (against the rules but safer)!
I used to be a secondman at Leeds Holbeck and sometimes we had to use the boiler when working old stock.On two occasions the boiler failed and I had to go into the engine room to sort it out.You could not hear yourself think in there and even more alarming was the fact that the engines were on rubber mounts and moved.If the driver accelerated as you went past them you would swing towards you. Incidently I do not recall that you could start the boiler from the cab although you could certainly stop it from there.
@@xxxxxxxxxxhardy Turn boiler on before engine start with cab switch off, just move it to on after engine start. We were not supposed to but I wanted to keep my hearing. Common thing to do at Kings Cross. Interesting little video would love to have another drive. As a young second man I used to start both engines just to move on the shed fun days!! LOL
@@jdavis460 Thank you for that.It was very rare that we had any steam jobs with a Deltic.It was usually on a late mail train and the boiler was already running when we took over from a York crew. I presume the engine was working back to Finsbury Park.
Nice to see inside one of the old twin tubs again though
Seems like everything is built extra, extra tight.
we luv Deltics!!
Thank you for the vid.
Just a minute.... those large plastic bottles/barrels? are they running the engine on old cooking oil?
5:15 GOOD MAN thank you for asking.
823 gallons MAN ALIVE, get in touch with a fuel supplier and see if you can find a sponsor. Or at least a loyalty card. Great vid though.
My pleasure mate.
I love the Deltic, for me it was the only acceptable alternative to steam.
true....but because its 2stroke it needs a blower to intake,out put exhaust for it..
plus NAPIER, Navy,Army, procure, internal , engineering, resource.
as was made for the navy after ww2.
a 3x v12 in a Triangle opposing as u mentioned..
this is probably the best piston engine thats British built using German plans..!!!
Look up Napier and Sons, they made a lot of interesting engine designs.
THE BIGGEST MUFFLERS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN WERE ON A DELTIC DRIVEN PT. BOAT(PTF-26) AND EVEN BIGGER YET WERE ON A BLOWN OUT GEO THERMAL WELL IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
Kinves and forks?! What are you on about?
Lower end of connecting rod is either a single bearing ( knife )like in most cars or divided into two bearings ( fork ) with the single or knife bearing fit in the space between so the rods operate on the same plane.
At Paxmans we always called the ' knife rod" the Blade rod.
don't know what he is on about oil to make it 2 stroke its got forced lubrication ?
Yeah its lubricated like a 4 stroke
It has forced lubrication. But unlike a standard engine. I doesn't have a sump as such. The oil drains down and is sucked by a scavenge pump to an external tank. The pressure pump then draws from this tank.
The engine is 2 stroke as it has apposed pistons that cover and uncover the intake and exhaust ports. A mechanical blower .driving from the phasing case. Assists air flow into the cylinders.
So just to confirm. It doesn't run on a 2 stroke fuel. Just standard diesel fuel.
Water expands??? only when frozen, does he mean condenses??
It expands when heated also. It is at it's lowest density at 4 degrees C.
Stuart Flashover!
Really just a fan?!
Or a supercharger perhaps?! 🙄
A 2 stroke diesel is pretty gutless without a turbo or Roots type supercharger to help scavenge the exhaust gases and force in fresh air. I doesn't mean the air pressure is boosted real high though.
because of the opposed piston design, forced induction is less critical for these engines.
boiler removed
Storing and using those loose white plastic containers for fuel/additives is a serious health and safety hazard that could create a serious fire threat!
if either of those engines have a leak those jugs will be a smaller fire then if one of those engines catch fire.