The driving gear of a running steam locomotive

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  • Recently restored steam locomotive BDZ 16.27 (DR BR42 - Kriegslokomotive KDL 3) at its very first test train service.
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  • @the_elden_kingjah
    @the_elden_kingjah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    *I never knew how aggressive it looked!*

    • @coreyolson7292
      @coreyolson7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a great site to see with the smoke coming out of the funnel

  • @Pow3llMorgan
    @Pow3llMorgan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I love steam trains but something about big masses of steel moving about so quickly makes me uneasy :D

    • @HungaryMatee
      @HungaryMatee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i feel the same about it...i feel like, those big masses of steel (or any other heavy material) shouldn't be able to move this quick

    • @dreamcx1288
      @dreamcx1288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. I feel the same about large animals. I give both wide berth. I admire them but also fear them.

    • @fudgebaker
      @fudgebaker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's all been taken into consideration. The wheels are balanced to make those big masses of steel stable at such high turning speeds. The big red chunks in the wheels are counter-weights that balance the wheels as well as the connecting rods.

    • @DVNTHYOUTUBR
      @DVNTHYOUTUBR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And heavy iron lol

  • @sataiYT
    @sataiYT 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hypnotizing... good video. Love steam locomotives. Nice wheel spin @12:58

    • @coreyolson7292
      @coreyolson7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do to

    • @Scherrah1010
      @Scherrah1010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine that some steam trains were able to reach speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph!)

  • @napke8571
    @napke8571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can listen and look to this till I fall asleep. Steam loco's, maybe the most fascinating machines ever built, there is something magical on it.

  • @Bassotronics
    @Bassotronics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This may sound cliche but what always amazes me about life sized trains is how small the flanges are and yet don’t derail on a curve.

    • @Santibag
      @Santibag ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guees it's because no railway curve is as tight as we simplify in our brains. The curves are so wide that, the barely noticable wheel conicness doesn't let flanges get into play most of the time. But if we imagine a railcar and a curve, our minds may have a little difficulty in imagining realistically. Because the railcar and the distance between the rails would be so small when compared to the curve. It would hurt the things looking detailed in our brains.

    • @Bassotronics
      @Bassotronics ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Santibag
      Subway train curves can be super tight though.

    • @Santibag
      @Santibag ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bassotronics Yeah, I guess. I saw them at their depot. The wheels were screaming on the curves.
      Trams too. Apparently, trams can even ride on their flanges, sometimes.

    • @michaelkolano8686
      @michaelkolano8686 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well the flange isn't really what keeps it on the rails for the most part

    • @Bassotronics
      @Bassotronics ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelkolano8686
      Mostly no but keeps the bogies in check and are important when curves get really sharp.
      Especially with Subway trains the flanges are always doing work.

  • @Bandicoot803
    @Bandicoot803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1:10 - Imagine the shunting switch wrongly set...

  • @B_W3604
    @B_W3604 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow! Love that whistle! :D

    • @coreyolson7292
      @coreyolson7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's probably a one chime whistle

  • @suhaibahmadgour4027
    @suhaibahmadgour4027 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its amazing
    Old is GOLD

  • @1USAUSA
    @1USAUSA 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is so COOL.... I love these videos.... :)
    I guess every time it stops they are filling the tank with water... am I right???
    More videos like these please....

  • @Coolkeys2009
    @Coolkeys2009 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    It seems to accelerate quite quickly. It makes some very unusual sounds. Sounds like there is an AC or DC generator, A boiler feed pump, and an air compressor ? Also there is a linkage that moves up and down from time to time, what is it's purpose?(I was thinking some kind of advance mechanism or is it just the brakes?) Awesome video and nice train.

    • @royreynolds108
      @royreynolds108 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Coolkeys2009 The linkage is part of the valve gear. It has several purposes. It operates similar to a transmission in a auto--forward and reverse and how much steam(water) is used per stroke. When the linkblock in the link is all the way down the locomotive is in forward, the valve travels it's full stroke and almost all of the steam is used to move the piston(turn the wheels). As speed increases not nearly as much steam is needed so the linkblock is raised closer the center of the link making the valve not travel as much and admitting less steam with each stroke thus the engine is using steam expansively saving steam(water and fuel). When stopped the linkblock is put in the center of the link(neutral) and the valve won't move. Reverse is raising the linkblock all the way up or the opposite end of the link. The linkblock is connected to the forward/reverse lever or wheel in the cab and is controlled be the driver. Hope this helps your understanding.

    • @Coolkeys2009
      @Coolkeys2009 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Roy Reynolds
      Why not just decrease the amount of steam flow from the boiler if you don't want to go any faster instead of this more complex arrangement?

    • @TheSonic10160
      @TheSonic10160 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Coolkeys2009 I think you need to read Roy's comment again, but I think you may be missing something.You're questioning why every single locomotive in existence has this feature.
      As a locomotive increases in speed, the pistol moves backwards and forwards faster and faster, reducing the amount of time a set amount of steam has to expand. If you have the reverser set to 'full forward' for each stroke, you're letting in steam for 80% of the piston's travel. This will give you maximum power at low speed, like first gear in a car. At high speed, all that steam can't expand enough to give all of its power so it is wasted. So you need to be able to let in less and less steam to go faster and faster, like selecting higher and higher gears as you speed up in your car. Imagine how wasteful it would be if you were driving around at 40 mph in first gear, if you reduced throttle like this, you wouldn't go faster in your car, you would slow down. The same is true in a steam locomotive.

    • @Coolkeys2009
      @Coolkeys2009 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Samuel Zelter When I originally asked the question I was thinking about Phase advance used in electric motors and Ignition timing advance used in internal combustion engines for the same thing. Thanks for clarifying.

    • @1258-Eckhart
      @1258-Eckhart 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Coolkeys2009 The engine accelerates quickly because it's a goods engine running light. The linkage you refer to is the radius bar, part of a Walschaerts valve control. It's operated by the reverse-lever in the cab.

  • @CyberOrion
    @CyberOrion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:50 I noticed that upper rod periodically ascends when accelating, and probably descends when slowing down.
    Edit: It actually did descend as it slowed down when I kept watching.
    Another edit: I think something in the footplate maneuvers that rod. Correct me if I'm wrong.

    • @fudgebaker
      @fudgebaker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup, that's the reverser (comparable to gears on a car). The farther down it is, the higher the % of the cylinder stroke steam is admitted, the farther up (until the middle point) the less %

    • @the_elden_kingjah
      @the_elden_kingjah 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But wait a sec it seems like when it goes DOWN when the train isn't moving the train STARTS going then when the rod goes UP it ACCELERATES more.

    • @oskarkiesewalter2866
      @oskarkiesewalter2866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@the_elden_kingjah I'll use my mediocre knowledge of steam trains here. The link that moves up and down controls, along with a lever that is connected to the connecting rod of the cylinder, the flow of the steam in the cylinder. When the reversing gear or link or whatever is near either of the ends of the swinging bar, the valve moves furter back and forth, putting more steam in the cylinder. When it's near the middle, the valve moves less, and because it's connected to the piston(at the connecting rod) more in sequence with the piston, so not only is there less steam, but it's also being put in earlier. So when accelerating the locomotive with much load, the reversing gear is near the end of the swinging bar, and with gaining speed you slowly crank it up to about 30%, to increase the efficiency. So some small, slower locomotives don't even have that gear. And if you want to go backwards, you crank the lever all the way up.

    • @the_elden_kingjah
      @the_elden_kingjah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@oskarkiesewalter2866 Freaking cramp this is over the capacity of my thinking level! Thanks

    • @oskarkiesewalter2866
      @oskarkiesewalter2866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@the_elden_kingjah naaah don't worry, it's probably my crappy explanation. It's much easier to understand when you see it, i bet there are good videos here on youtube that explain the idea.

  • @musiccrazy9939
    @musiccrazy9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very beautyful Video.I love old Steam Locomotive.🚂🚂💝💝💝💝

  • @johnchandrav.1823
    @johnchandrav.1823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A Marvel of Engineering !!

  • @SuperTimskip
    @SuperTimskip 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That reminds me, I'm on a promise tonight!

  • @musiccrazy9939
    @musiccrazy9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing and very,very beautyful Steam Locomotive.💝💝💝💝💝

  • @kleetus92
    @kleetus92 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I find it interesting how the johnson bar is moved at different time, especially during stops. That one doesn't make sense to me...

    • @620class5
      @620class5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kleetus92 it's them changing the reverser and that moves the piston valve (I don't know what the johnsons bar is but I'm guessing)

    • @johngroenen
      @johngroenen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it is common use to put the valve rod in mid gear during stops.
      if the engineer leaves it in forward gear (down) and by accident the regulator is pushed open the engine will move !!
      by putting the valve rod/linkage in mid gear this cannot happen.

    • @hobog
      @hobog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Moved away from midpoint gives more mechanical advantage at cost of fuel and speed? It's a sort of CVT :D

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johngroenen ah... that's the answer I'm looking for!

    • @kyovalye5942
      @kyovalye5942 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@620class5 Johnson bar is just the american term for reverser, as most in the US are of the vertical lever style.

  • @PowerTrain611
    @PowerTrain611 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In the view starting at 12:40 there is a linkage at the left attached to the side rod that spins similarly to the eccentric rod, is that a linkage for the speedometer? Or is that for a lubricator? also, at 14:02, whats the chuffing noise?

    • @TC-Rail
      @TC-Rail  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, it's the speedometer linkage and the noise is from the boiler safety valve.

  • @RimoCreedeZz
    @RimoCreedeZz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy shit! Amazing how they engineered those heavy pieces of steel to be so balanced to be able to drive smooth without shaking apart ✅👌🏽💪🏽

  • @КрасимирИванчев-ш6д
    @КрасимирИванчев-ш6д ปีที่แล้ว

    Long live
    the Mechanics!!!

  • @kamazmaster
    @kamazmaster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Браво, невероятен клип за всеки фен на парните машини :)

  • @5mnz7fg
    @5mnz7fg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How cool ist that?!

  • @marvitch
    @marvitch 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Страхотен клип! Поздравления !

  • @thankyouchina3836
    @thankyouchina3836 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice wheel spin

  • @lahirukanchanaariyaratne2736
    @lahirukanchanaariyaratne2736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb, I love it...!!!

  • @Comatech
    @Comatech 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    cool! its still alive =)

  • @arikusumanugraha827
    @arikusumanugraha827 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video bro😁👍
    Yups,Old System Technology
    Sistem pembakaran luar👍🤣
    Hanya kereta uap yang mengadaptasinya😁👍
    Sorry,i am lil a bit english bro🙏
    Thank's you're share video🙏👍

  • @41novar
    @41novar ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! How much does it take to lubricate all of that? Amazing!

  • @Minecraft_Milky
    @Minecraft_Milky 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    super film❤

  • @jackriba4486
    @jackriba4486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Which steam locomotive is the camera attached to? A specific number might be a good clue.

    • @TC-Rail
      @TC-Rail  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      16.27

  • @boldozas
    @boldozas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love Trains, what is the nationality of this train ?

  • @Flashy2602
    @Flashy2602 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Geez.. That's some acceleration!! How much load / how many carriages was it hauling?

  • @bunga_renda
    @bunga_renda ปีที่แล้ว

    If the coal replaced with electricity to boil the water in the tank, would steam train be efficient still?

  • @wdowa94
    @wdowa94 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    A bit of crazy with that mass

  • @kubadobrasiak7736
    @kubadobrasiak7736 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Uwielbiam lokomotywy

  • @coreyolson7292
    @coreyolson7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a steam locomotives fan my self

  • @albertdevadoss6027
    @albertdevadoss6027 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video.

  • @darylcheshire1618
    @darylcheshire1618 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    fascinating...

  • @FullFledged2010
    @FullFledged2010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those bars must weigh like 2/300 pounds easily. Just imaging the forces and weight getting multiplied by speed.
    Must be like 5/10 tons jinking on those wheels every revolution...

    • @skiiipawbs
      @skiiipawbs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if this math is right.

  • @andrzejgrzegorek9758
    @andrzejgrzegorek9758 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice sound!!!!!!

    • @coreyolson7292
      @coreyolson7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The puffing and clanging of the connecting rods of the locomotive

  • @stefanivankovic7788
    @stefanivankovic7788 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does steam locomotive have suspension?

  • @aliiorga
    @aliiorga 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @thomasjohnson9294
    @thomasjohnson9294 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it force on the down stroke only...

  • @yaksvk
    @yaksvk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of a teenager with too much time on his hands.

  • @stardust2000
    @stardust2000 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @chavdar68
    @chavdar68 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Поздравления за клипа! Естествено в твой стил да избереш нестандартно но интересно място за камерата !

  • @칼질하는요리사
    @칼질하는요리사 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    멋져요👍🏽👍🏿👍🏾👍🏼👍🏻

  • @jackriba4486
    @jackriba4486 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHOO WHOO!

  • @西國
    @西國 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Houses running sounds

  • @kapitanbar
    @kapitanbar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    pour some oil!, Too much noise from bearings!

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there's some wear there, no doubt.

    • @j-bird1778
      @j-bird1778 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All steam locomotives make that sound, in fact, the camshaft in a car engine will sound like that, even if it's oiled properly.

    • @stuartashers
      @stuartashers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Has any one noticed the slop in the reverser link when it starts moving.

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunya approval

  • @marioburgess3526
    @marioburgess3526 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    hull to honsea line when is was running

  • @BarneyBarnett
    @BarneyBarnett 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They don’t make them like they used to

  • @Napoleon_Blownapart
    @Napoleon_Blownapart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what a great video to watch while i clean my guns

  • @kleetus92
    @kleetus92 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is this, meter gauge? looks narrow, or is that the camera?

    • @TC-Rail
      @TC-Rail  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1435 mm

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Classical

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunya

  • @hiteshkadu6751
    @hiteshkadu6751 ปีที่แล้ว

    Making it 100

  • @sashoaleksandrov6367
    @sashoaleksandrov6367 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Браво за клипа.......как ти дойде на идея :) :)

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunya custodial

  • @gauravnightchargers
    @gauravnightchargers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😍😘

  • @andrzejgrzegorek9758
    @andrzejgrzegorek9758 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    zajebka dzwięk pobieram!!!

  • @excellentchannel6380
    @excellentchannel6380 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Кто русский ставь лайк т комментарий, увидим сколько нас !

  • @programmino9570
    @programmino9570 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:07

  • @marianpkp
    @marianpkp 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extra

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunya classical

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Chooch cam

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    LMAO

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    FL Kalahari

  • @programmino9570
    @programmino9570 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:33-12:40

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Full Telugu Rail

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    SRl LAMKAN

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cup also

  • @jackriba4486
    @jackriba4486 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:00 that’s when the train gets ready to leave the station.

  • @steffenrosmus9177
    @steffenrosmus9177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bloody poor shop crews over there The gear is worn out way over the tolerances

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    SLTB Nilklnilli

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    SLTB

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunyafinancial

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry Clari sleep also sleep dodo voodoo flat flat Blvd Maui Goldy v H.N.B dumb dumb doc fox doc fox doc fox doc. Dizzy fold doc. Dizzy

  • @subramaniamkawshalya2671
    @subramaniamkawshalya2671 ปีที่แล้ว

    SLTB