Firstly a steam locomotive has two CYLINDERS. The pistons move up & down inside them same as in a car engine. Moisture build up is a very, very bad thing. So there are taps at each end of any cylinder. Open them & the moisture gets blown out harmlessly. Excess water will cause the cylinder cover to get blown off when the piston tries & fails to compress it. If you are really unlucky it will take a part of the cylinder wall with it as well as bending the piston rod.
@@northeasternrailfilms I tried to find images of Pete Waterman's restoration of the LNWR Super D 0-8-0 that sustained a cracked cylinder after someone omitted this simple precaution in 1959. I could not find an image of the actual damage & the repair.
When a locomotive is raising steam the cylinders are often warmed by blowing steam through the cylinders to warm the whole cylinder block. The brakes are screwed down and the throttle opened a little. This cuts down the amount of condensation in the cylinders they have to blow out.
I believe most Americans would be amazed at how our past solved problems. I just figured out how a small generator works. I find the physics of why all this works is amazing. If one enjoys knowledge, these are good times. ✌️💪👌👍♥️🎶
Unfortunately, I haven’t. I hope to see her sometime next year, though. However, I have filmed Christmas trains at the Valley Railroad and Edaville, with one from New Hope, PA coming next month.
Firstly a steam locomotive has two CYLINDERS. The pistons move up & down inside them same as in a car engine.
Moisture build up is a very, very bad thing. So there are taps at each end of any cylinder.
Open them & the moisture gets blown out harmlessly.
Excess water will cause the cylinder cover to get blown off when the piston tries & fails to compress it. If you are really unlucky it will take a part of the cylinder wall with it as well as bending the piston rod.
yeah, hydrolocking is horrible for any type of engine
Up and down... or back and forth...???
You can't compress a fluid. 🤔💦🌊💧
Some Steam Locomotives have 3 or 4 cylinders and there were some Experimental Locomotives with more
they aura they have is unmatched
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I love steam powered locomotives. They are awesome
Indeed they are!
@@northeasternrailfilms I tried to find images of Pete Waterman's restoration of the LNWR Super D 0-8-0 that sustained a cracked cylinder after someone omitted this simple precaution in 1959. I could not find an image of the actual damage & the repair.
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When a locomotive is raising steam the cylinders are often warmed by blowing steam through the cylinders to warm the whole cylinder block. The brakes are screwed down and the throttle opened a little. This cuts down the amount of condensation in the cylinders they have to blow out.
I believe most Americans would be amazed at how our past solved problems. I just figured out how a small generator works. I find the physics of why all this works is amazing. If one enjoys knowledge, these are good times. ✌️💪👌👍♥️🎶
Hey there I’m new to your channel have you even done a video on the pere marquette 1225 steam locomotive or its more known name the polar express?
Unfortunately, I haven’t. I hope to see her sometime next year, though. However, I have filmed Christmas trains at the Valley Railroad and Edaville, with one from New Hope, PA coming next month.
Yeah it's also interesting that the water in the boiler stays liquid even though it's like +200°F because of the pressure.
I was asking the same thing
They’re called cylinder Cox and they’re called a blowdown
Blowdowns are a very different thing then cylinder-cocks