First Run!! Home-Made Compressed Air Locomotive For The Field Railway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2022
- I made an engine for the narrow gauge railway, from scrap parts, and it works! Not perfectly, of course, but still it has potential. I just need a better compressor, that’s all. A scuba diving compressor would fill this tank to 3,000 psi and that would give the engine much more power and speed, as well as being able to run for maybe an hour before needing a refill.
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The most clever machine I’ve seen in my life. I’ll bet Richard Trevithick, Fred Dibnah and Caracticus Potts are all looking down from the heavens and smiling.
You sir, are a genius!
Yeah this project made me feel like i withnessed the birth of trains...
I know it's not but it defenitly feels like it!
i can not over state the smile this has brought to my face, its absolutely amazing
It makes it cooler when you know is all home made.
@@masonfarrell8845 i cant wait to see it running on full pressure
@@crestfallensunbro6001 same.
Your voice + cool projects!
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If this doesn't put a SMILE on your face, then there is not much that would. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
The spirit of Trevithick is alive and well......
As a member of the Oil Often & Plenty Brigade I must remind you to flood all moving parts with lubricating oil before and after (and if you're feeling daring, during) every run. Preserves the metal, slows wear, makes her go smoother.
She is a beautiful engine and you've done an excellent job on her construction - the paintwork and nameplate finish her off perfectly!
He always does. He's shown us he does.
Does that include a generous lubrication of the operator as well?
@@Falney Oo err missus!
@@Falney lol
@@Falney you have to place a big chunk of butter right on the seat!
Now that is the most authentic steam punk I have ever seen. Great job Tim. What a creative man you are. I do hope it works for hauling! If not, it is cool for rides!
Air punk! ;)
It's air-compressed though.
Probably if it ran on steam LOL.
There is no such thing as authentic steam punk! It's an adman's invention!
+ 1 000
Smiling, more smiling, still smiling, big grin, I do hope you find a high pressure compressor soon, lovely job, well done those men.
Thanks, Tim : - )
Tim, you might want to add a regulator with a gauge after the air cutoff. That way you have consistent power control once you're using the engine with a higher tank pressure.
I imagine an archaeologist finding "Tornado" in a couple of hundred years, reading the date on the flywheel upside down, as 1681, and declaring it the earliest locomotive ever. 🙂
Yeah lol
With the way that thing is built, at least some of it will last for a couple hundred years lol
Maybe when they will find it they will have the excuse of Tornado being too expensive to rebuild, even though Tim over here built it with a pretty decent price lol
There are dates stamped into the pressure cylinder as well. They can claim it was in service from 1681 to last test date on the cylinder.
Imagine if it finds its way to some dinosaur bones in the Earth crust
What’s need about this is this is probably a relatively accurate depiction of how the earliest locomotive and rail technology were developed.
Yeah i feel the same way, never expected to see a man have it's own Industrial Revolution on TH-cam.
In the history of mankind, few people have enjoyed their work as much as these people.
British eccentricity at its best. Its all so simple but it works. Looking forward to watching previous episodes.
Thanks, Martin. (I think Will's Welsh, but I'm definitely Irish..)
This is absolutely amazing! And the fact that she's only using 3% of her full potential is pretty darn impressive!
33.33%, it was pressured to 100 out of a possible 300
Actually wait that was a 3000 not 300 so you're right
@@datguymiller that’s a welding gas tank, it’s rated for 3000
@@firstletterofthealphabet7308 The tank can take 3000, but can the rest of the build....?
@@vinny142 A pressure regulator will fix that ;)
Oh my goodness Tornado is looking like a proper engine! I love the black and red livery!
I have to say, there are very few people who can turn a pile of scrap parts into a locomotive! Very well done!
Exactly how I would like to travel to Walmart. I could even fill my airgun to defend against roving grocery bandits.
Big thumbs up.👍
I am a 75 year old design engineer in Canada. I have really enjoyed your series of videos. It looks like you are having a lot of fun!!--Brian Rupnow
Elon Musk take note, a self-driving, self-parking eco friendly vehicle to rule them all ! You guys are cutting-edge, great job lads.
Not a fair comparison, mind! Musk just buys the inventions of others and claims they're a product of his 'genius'. Tim actually creates, and invents. He's the sort of innovator Musk wishes he was.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture Musk is just an elaborate marketeer like Dyson
How is it eco friendly ?
@@WhiskeyGulf71 air can be compressed with all kinds of techniques like wind powered compressors, or better still a trompe, with no fossil fuel energy whatsoever. It's farm scale renewable power that can actually be regenerative, rather than just doing less harm. That's as environmentally friendly as it gets.
And let's not call it a pod either.
Pro Tip. Cover your rails with bed blanket and then some kind of gravel or rocks. No more weeds. It also keeps the rails from moving around. Its called ballast. You can easily cut the fabric away from the rails after.
The world absolutely NEEDS more characters like this !
Our modern world is far too straight laced and clinical !!!
Nice job chaps .....😎.
Surely you must have the Guinness record for the cheapest operating commercial railway in Ireland?
And look at her glide through those points - Magic!
I wouldn't call it commercial
Maybe agriculture or logging since their using it to move wood chunks and such
The correct term you guys are looking for is "industrial railway". It's a catch all phrase for any railway built solely for non passenger services
The paint job looks lovely! Such a cool project
Will your next project be an A-Class conversion? .. replacing the boiler with a compressed air tank, and the service door at the front could be a way of refilling the tank. The tender could house solar electric for lighting, heating etc. Let's stop electrifying the railways!, And build locomotives that are powered by compressed air and solar power. Thank you for sharing! You guys are pioneers of a new age!! Don't let your work be a novelty hobby, you have the power to turn it into something wonderful! 🙏
I'm more impressed with the little bit of rail track in someones garden. I want it!
Man, that is about the coolest homemade toy (I mean tool) I've ever seen. Truly impressed sir. Thank you for sharing this journey
I love how your locomotive is designed, it reminds me of a lot of the very early locos built in the 1800s and I've always loved that look
It does, doesn't it. The one with the big flywheel. 😁
@@roderickhenman807 Exactly
I think if you would put it in a museum as one of the 1st trains most people wouldn't be suspicious!
Real Richard Trevithick vibes.
Interesting innovation, straddling a flywheel on a bucket seat. One small step for locomotion, one giant leap for air-powered body manglers.
A fantastic smile machine, the perfect antidote to all the bad news stories. You have to fit a whistle.
Loving the loco. I think it would be a really good idea to create a small tender of sorts but for air instead. It wouldn't have to be big but just enough to vit a couple more canisters for a longer time the engine can run. Once again, love the project and I really dig the new paint scheme.
Fireless Locomotives such as the one Tim built (Compressed Air locos fall under Fireless Locomotives Im pretty sure) were and still are used in high fire risk enviroments such as Gunpowder Works, or other places where fire could cause issues. And would be refilled from little refill stations along the line.
I dont think long journey Fireless locomotives were ever used but if they were i would assume it would be like Water Towers in years long forgotten, Every Stop/Loading area would have a Steam Engine/Compressor ready to refill the locomotive.
So i think for Tim i think either a Mobile Compressor (In a Boxcar, Tender, or Brakevan with a Generator) or a Conventional propulsion locomotive would work better then a Fireless one for longer journeys. Either that or he would have to buy multiple compressors to position at each station along the line to refill Tornado.
A Mobile Compressor car could also mean he could make more Compressed air locomotives & other equipment that requires power (Automatic Shaker for the Ballast Layer for example)
It also Depends on the Railroads size, if its small enough that he can return to the Workshop to refill he should be ok. But if its going out a lot more then not really.
But Honestly, Im just a Youth from the US, so what do i know lol.
Either way he has done exeptionaly well, Good job Tim :)
@@epicstormchaserswf I don’t know how long is considered long, but tenders with additional air cylinders were common as heck for compressed air locomotives.
Though the main issue here is that the 3000psi welding tank is only being filled to 100psi. Assuming the same working pressure for the engine throughout, seems like 30x more runtime would be the result. Of course, reality being what it is, the actual result will be much less, but that’s fine.
Now imagine all that extra pressure plus the locomotive was double expansion and double acting!
@@trekintosh Tbh yeah your probably right, a Tender would work, but how is he going to get enough welding tanks for that lol.
@@trekintosh Does double expanding work on air? I know steam it works well, triple expansion engines were not uncommon in the glory era of steam. I guess air might have some effect but the friction of the cylinders, valve train and drive train might make it useless. High temp compressed dry steam has a significantly higher expansion ratio than compressed air.
A round propane tank would do
"Tornado". So she did get a name, afterall! :D
I saw somebody suggest "Tenacity" as possible name for her below a previous video, and I was about to suggest "Mudskipper" (based on an older comment I saw, where somebody suggested calling the entire railway "Tim's Mudskipper Railway"), but "Tornado" is a pretty good name. Very fitting for an air powered locomotive!
Also, very nice work on the paintjob. I love it! I was surprised when I first saw it, as I didn't even expect it to have one! Well done, Tim! :D Not a lot people can tell it about themselves that they built a locomotive!
I can’t tell if he’s completely mad or an utter genius!
I think that's how Richard Trevithick must have felt when he rode his first steam horse. 🙂
You must be so pleased, what a fantastic project, and you've come so far so much quicker than anyone could have expected. I think there are many people like myself living out their dreams vicariously through this channel. I hope you're all really chuffed with what you've achieved. Amazing stuff
Living vicarioulsy here too.
Nice to see it running on fresh air, it needs its own whistle to toot.
Well done, Heath Robinson would be well pleased with you all for keeping up standards.
Here in the USA, they make high pressure compressors to pump up tanks for paintball that can pump to over 3000psi and cost about $200 dollars. They are only designed to run short duty cycle of 20mins but over time, could be used to charge up your tank. Another option would be to find a scuba shop and see if they would charge it for you. Maybe offer to barter some of your produce in exchange for charging up your tank.
The smile on your face is amazing haha but I agree if you could run even 200psi I think it would do amazing. Might I suggest a locking mechanism for a parking brake and maybe even putting brakes on your front wheels to get more braking with less slippage.
that looks amazing and for being WAY under pressure its still VERY impressive and the name "tornado" fits perfectly.
is there any oil/grease involved in the cylinders? if not a little bit would go a long way towards helping prevent wear of the seals and eventual air leaks.
Last video he said he wanted to put a inline oil dispenser to feed lube into he line going from the bottle. So yes.
This guy is like if Ed China was played by Sylvester McCoy. I love him
What I love about this is that it looks like some of the earliest steam locomotives.
Congratulations, Tim and Will. Seeing you riding on top of Tornado reminded me of Doc Emmet Brown. I'm sure he would be proud of you .
"Tornado" .... Ireland's answer to hi-speed rail. What a FanTasticAly wonderful life you live. "Engener Extraordinaire" Tim. Well done Mate.
This shows how important keeping rail level is. That slight dip in the track made such a difference.
Well with 3,000psi in the tank, gradients will no longer be a problem!
Turbins from airplanes run with compressed Air. Wounderfull Video.
I'm absolutely tickled to death finally seeing it in action, really well done. It has the look of a lot of early locomotives, and just the overall mechanism is thrilling to watch. I still have my reservations about compressed air as the power source, but I still love the machine. Really well done.
Aerul comprimat se termină repede. Trebuie folosit, dar nu ca volum de forță, ci ca presiune( energie potențială). Un disc îzolator cu cristale piezoelectrice înglobate, rotite între 2 role, arcuite, nu consumă mult volum de aer. Mai mult presiune. Si produce curent electric. Sau aer comprimat în funcționarea bateriilor ce aer. Adică aerul trebuie folosit mai mult drept catalizator, decât forță directă.
Why????? Air was used in professionel lokomotives. For example in coal mines whith the danger of explsions.
@@bernhardammer5106 right, but that was at a large, stationary facility with limited tracks, and undoubtedly large compressors and crews to run them.
My reservation is range/run time of the system he setting up. Too much down time in my opinion.
The sound really makes it, very satisfying :) Reminds me of Ivor the Engine.
It totally does!!!! Somewhere in the top left corner of Ireland. It wasn't a big railway, or a very important railway, but it was a big hit on TH-cam!!
@@AdventureswithGeneral Ivor was Welsh not Irish, hence the Dragons.
@@gordanmilne7034 Tom from Way out West is Irish. It was a joke bro
If my Wife was there, you wouldn’t need a compressor, she’s full of hot air! Brilliant job.😂
Congratulations!! Please don't let the power of being a railway tycoon go to your head!
So great to see it painted and chuffing along.
Amazing creation of bygone era, congratulations to You and team maintaining this wonderful locomotive. Ananthasayanam Hyderabad, India
The Tornado, love the name.
I love your railroad its so creative.
It's been fascinating to follow the development of this ingenious project, but it was especially wonderful to see the smiles on both your faces at the realisation of what you've finally achieved. You'll doubtless have a few tweaks to make to it as it starts its working life, but many congratulations on completing this.
Thanks, Clive. A bit silly, but lots of fun..
You really should give an applause to yourself, good job!👍👍😀😀
Tim I'm convinced that with your ingenuity you could have won the Rainhill Trials. This is incredible
Awesome. Might be worth a try linking the two axles to improve traction by having both wheelsets driven/braked.
Great to let the little children name it if ever make another best wishes sir from Texas USA
A wonderful piece of mechanical art!
This is great! Been following the build compleatly and been really excited to see it run for the first time! Can't wait to see it run at higher pressures later on as well!
What a great and lovely machine! Can I suggest a chain between the wheel Axles? To get both better brakes and grip. And a parking brake. Maybe a bolt to push on the brakes when turned. It looks a bit heavy, so I imagine it would be scary if it run away.
I think the main issue it has apart from being underpowered at the moment for her own weight(3%) is getting traction: i think it's time they start thinking about sand dispensers.
The lack of traction also creates a lack of breaking power: without something to create friction on the rails(like sand) Tornado will probably just keep behaving like she's on ice due to her weight.
They could also try feathering the brakes instead of slamming on them. It seems counter-intuitive, but apparently automotive "antilock braking systems" do that to shorten stopping distances.
What a great and unique little loco - it's not steampunk, it's the first compressionpunk-model in history of mankind! 😎
But you lose weight for traction, therefore you should connect both axles together to get 100%. 😊
Truly a gem on TH-cam, you should have 10 times the subscribers. Good work I really enjoy watching your videos.
Glad you like them!
Fantastic, especially considering how under charged the tank is. Excited to see it running at full power. It's also pleasant to watch it run through the field where you can barely see the tracks.
I love this! Great to see it made after the many months/last year. Though, atm it appears to be a 2-2-0 loco. What if you put a chain and sprocket on the two axles for greater traction force. Or you could put side rods on the sides.
Just thinking the same thing! I think some braking improvements are also necessary, such as adding a brake to the carts behind as it could be a problem at higher speeds to put all the braking on the two wheels of the locomotive
@@arevolvingdoor3836 If the tank was fully pressurised, he could have air brakes.
Or just connecting rods on the non driven side
@@arevolvingdoor3836 If you connect the wheels all wheels will break
@@arevolvingdoor3836 it looks like the engine braking is more effective and that is on the other axle so applying both should be sufficient at most speeds
thats awesome ,what you need now is a gas powered air compressor for scuba divers tanks ,that way you could keep it on board a trailer and have a 1000 or more pounds of air supply in your tank
I don't care how well it works - it looks bloody magnificent!
This is taking steam punk to a whole new level.
This is really impressive and amazing! Well done! If you were to find a way to fill the tank near full capacity, I wonder if you could put a pressure regulator on the tank's output and use the dial as your throttle. Then you wouldn't have to keep the throttle nearly shut at the beginning and continue opening it as the pressure falls, it would chug along at the same speed you set it at the whole time! Just a thought. Very well done as usual! The paint job is beautiful.
You definitely need a pressure regulator when that bottle has over 200 bar of pressure in it. You wouldn't be able to open the small valve by hand otherwise.
Also accidents happen and if the valve were to fully open at full pressure, a lot of hoses would go boom and those can give you a nasty slap in the face.
Looking very smart, quite fitting colors for such an engine! Glad to see it has some power to it even with such low pressure, and the weight to give it traction too. Looks ready to haul some freight
Best video of the day.
Mechanical Frankenstien and his loyal son Igor.
Thanks. Have fun and Be safe.
The things that people do in their free time and with today's resources. How fun, I want to be there and have fun with it as well :)))
I gotta say. I love the design of this engine. It reminds me of the earlier steam locomotives of the 1800s. Even sounds like one too.
Looking forward to seeing how this railway progresses!
Also, it almost sounds like Ivor The Engine’s chuffing sound
Agreed. Looks like something Trevithick would have built for a Cornish mining company in the early 1810s.
Bravo, Tim and Will, what a SUPER GREAT job on the Loco build, you guys are geniusses in my eyes!👍👍👍
If you can find an old refrigeration compressor, you could jump it to 300 to 400 psi, if your air lines will take it. Some are small and slow, but the larger semi-hermetic ones will move some air.
Really a great job. I suppose y0u could run a motor and use the cylinders to charge the tank also.
Looks like a lot of fun.
Smiles
I love it. He is using a bit steampunk and great imagination to make a functional train !!
A 1891 flywheel!!! What a fantastic new life for that flywheel!
I can't imagine the history this flywheel has, and it's greatest use as of yet is probably being the centerpiece of a locomotive!
looks more of a torpedo than a tornado )) gl great job.
I believe someone said that in the last video but didn't remember the word for "torpedo" so said tornado instead. Someone in the comments then suggested that should be its name.
That entire video made me so happy!! Congratulations and we'll done! That engine sounds wonderful!!
I feel like these two and their locomotive belong in a Ghibli film!!
very impressive your engineering skills know no bounds!
I knew you’d make this work, but I’m still gobsmacked to see it run. Well done all. I didn’t notice before the age of the flywheel - that’s a lovely nod to Victorian engineering. Love the paint job and attention to detail too, the Tornado nameplate really suits it. It needs a number though obviously.
HMR No1 (that’s Home Made Railway, or maybe TSWR No1😉
looking forward to the next video !
WOW, hence WOWR, surely?
Watching this, I got a big stupid grin on my face. I'm thrilled this worked, followed it all the way through the build. Love the name too
Richard Trevithick is proud of you 🙂
I love your version of Tornado as well as the railway! One thing though - consider adding a connection point on the front as well as the rear, so you can pull as well as push wagons from either end of the the loco around on your railway. That was you don't have to worry about which way 'Tornado' is facing.
I can't get over how a amaizing tornado is! And that paint job looks cleannnnn! I can't wait to see more of this locomotive in future video!!
Bloody brilliant! Excellent work you got there! All that remains is attaching a boiler and you got yourself a steam locomotive!
With the compresser your using I'd call it more of a summer breeze as opposed to a tornado!😂, great little piece of kit though n made me smile with nostalgia!😁👍✌️
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I would still (if possible) reverse the winding on the flywheel-to-wheel connection, so the driving leaver is more intuitive: Want to go forward? --> press the leaver forward, (and the opposite).
AWESOME work! :D
This is the best thing I have watched all evening! Absolutely wonderful, well done!
We as the viewers should get Lawrie to see this!
This would be the perfect crossover:
Lawrie Goes Loco on a fireless home-build-on-a-budget loco called Tornado.
It would be brilliant.
That is beyond awesome!! It needs a headlight at the bottom of the gas bottle!!!
Absolutely brilliant! Even your first passenger service.
Phenomenal stuff, Tim. Thanks for bringing us on this journey!
This brings joy to my heart, seeing someone enjoying his invention! Absolutely brilliant! :)
Never have I been so happy to see a project completed! Wonderful stuff - Trevithick would be proud!
I just think that the parking brake needs to be self-acting - maybe link it to the seat, so it releases when you sit down? - because I think the reverse lever provides enough normal braking.
Need more power!
man this is awesome, its got such a richard trevithick feel, you should all be proud!
Wow what a happy and interesting man I love the way he thinks over and builds such wonderful machines .
This is awesome. I would suggest adding a chain between the axles, you would get 4x4 traction and braking at the same time...
Люблю таких людей😁 Они дарят счастье людям!
That opening sequence had strong back to the future vibes. Love it, well done!
Now we just need a video of the tornado carrying some cargo
Brilliant Tim! I can't wait to see what she'll do with the proper pressure; just waiting on some kind soul to donate a dive compressor! Also a big fan of the suggestions to oil well and to tie the two axels together for more grip.
Brilliant to see it in action. It even sounds like a proper engine, and you used Sandra’s suggestion for a name. When you get a diving compressor, you might need an old oxygen regulator and may have to submerge the oxygen bottle in water while filling it. Diving bottles are submerged while being filled as they get very hot. Good stuff 👌
A paintball compressor would be better. They get up to the same pressures but are not so finnicky with the air they put in the tank.
Diving compressors are magnitudes more expensive because they have to treat and filter the air they put in the bottle because humans have to breathe it.
In this case a paintball compressor would be perfect as it doesn't matter if the air in the tank isn't breathable.