Awesome locomotive and incredible location, although I think of I were riding a train around there I'd want to be wearing a hard hat, some of those pine cones look massive. How much horsepower would a live steam engine such as this produce? And how many kilometres of miles did you travel in this vid? You guys that build these are amazing. Thanks for the video
You would be the only person there wearing a hard hat for pine cones lol. Steam locomotives are not measured in Horse power, They are measured in tractive effort. Their pulling capability depends on how slippery or steep the track is. in this video it jumps around a bit, but the whole trip was probably 15+ miles.
@@Tank245 the bit about the pine cones and hard hat was supposed to be tongue in cheek but anyway, that's cool. I do understand the traction effort measurement but I was curious as to whether or not there is any way of converting that to equivalent horsepower, just out of interest. If not that's fine too.
@@MajorBunghole tractive effort, t, for a steam locomotive can be approximated with the following formula: t = K*d^2*n*s*p/(2*w) where K is a proportionality constant, defined by the Association of American Railroads & its British equivalent as 0.85, but by most Continental European equivalents as 0.6, d is the diameter of the piston, s is the stroke of the piston, w is the diameter of the driving wheels, n is the number of cylinders, and p is the working pressure of the steam. The formula for electric & diesel-electric locomotives is different, and could be rearranged to give you Power, P, in horsepower if you want a conversion. The version in customary units is t = 375*P*E/v, or P = t*v/(375*E) where E is efficiency, with a suggested approximate value being 0.82 for electric & diesel-electric locos, and v being speed of the train in mph. For the formula to work, power, P, must be in horsepower (hp), and tractive effort, t, must be in pounds of force (lbf)
Lathe and mill are both mandatory. Takes a couple of years but depends on how much work you put into it. My friend Robert Stroud just finished his 4th and it took him about 2 years.
Thanks for the video :-) Please record more POV steam locomotive video :-)
This is so mesmerizing. I love live steam.
I simply *must* make it out to train mountain before I die.
Awesome locomotive and incredible location, although I think of I were riding a train around there I'd want to be wearing a hard hat, some of those pine cones look massive. How much horsepower would a live steam engine such as this produce? And how many kilometres of miles did you travel in this vid? You guys that build these are amazing. Thanks for the video
You would be the only person there wearing a hard hat for pine cones lol. Steam locomotives are not measured in Horse power, They are measured in tractive effort. Their pulling capability depends on how slippery or steep the track is. in this video it jumps around a bit, but the whole trip was probably 15+ miles.
@@Tank245 the bit about the pine cones and hard hat was supposed to be tongue in cheek but anyway, that's cool. I do understand the traction effort measurement but I was curious as to whether or not there is any way of converting that to equivalent horsepower, just out of interest. If not that's fine too.
@@MajorBunghole tractive effort, t, for a steam locomotive can be approximated with the following formula:
t = K*d^2*n*s*p/(2*w)
where K is a proportionality constant, defined by the Association of American Railroads & its British equivalent as 0.85, but by most Continental European equivalents as 0.6, d is the diameter of the piston, s is the stroke of the piston, w is the diameter of the driving wheels, n is the number of cylinders, and p is the working pressure of the steam.
The formula for electric & diesel-electric locomotives is different, and could be rearranged to give you Power, P, in horsepower if you want a conversion. The version in customary units is
t = 375*P*E/v, or P = t*v/(375*E)
where E is efficiency, with a suggested approximate value being 0.82 for electric & diesel-electric locos, and v being speed of the train in mph. For the formula to work, power, P, must be in horsepower (hp), and tractive effort, t, must be in pounds of force (lbf)
This place looks huge! how many miles of track?
Train Mountain. 36 miles of track on 2300 acres
What does she burn for fuel and is it a little engines model?
Little Engines 4-6-2 that burns propane
I'm a mikado fan myself, but great video.
beautiful engine. Im guessing it takes a couple years to build one as a hobby? And i would assume owning a lathe would be absolutely mandatory
Lathe and mill are both mandatory. Takes a couple of years but depends on how much work you put into it. My friend Robert Stroud just finished his 4th and it took him about 2 years.
@@Tank245 do you still have this engine and do you want to sell it
@@kristafoster7190 It is not and will never be for sale.
What gauge track is it?
7.5" as it says in the title.
@@Tank245 Okay thanks, probably should have worked that one out on my own 😂
I'm looking train for sale