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Re: Waterspout for steamtrains
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:56:55 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Buiting writes:
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> Hi,
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> As part of my (steam)trainyard I've build a waterspout. An essential part in
> a steamtrain layout methinks!
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=22766
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> As usual, let me know what you think!
Decidedly european, but nifty (double articulation/swivel points on the
spout are not common IS practice IIRC (1), it was usually just a swivel(2)
(if a standpipe) or a boom dropping down from the side of the water tank )
For your next trick, please build a functional track pan! (3)
1 - someone will dig up a prototype for it I am sure. :-)
2 - a single swivel WILL work if the engineer spots the tender's water hatch
precisely underneath the standpipe. Doing so was a point of pride with
engineers and if an engineer missed, or had to back up and try again, he
would be subject to some ridicule. Despite this, some tank hatches were oval
so you could miss a little.
3 - an arrangment for gathering water at speed. Long (1/2 mile or more) pans
of water are between the rails on tangent(4) track and scoops are lowered
from the tender to scoop up water while going 30 mph or more. This allowed
crack passenger trains to keep running longer... (why not water the tender
at station stops? Because of the spotting(2) problem, if you have a heavy
train attached, it's much harder to make that precise of a stop without
bunching slack and spilling passenger coffee)
4 - straight.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Waterspout for steamtrains
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| (...) In Holland, there was usually about 1/2 meter of leather "pipe" attached to the swivel head to allow for a bit more "play" in positioning the watersprout. Putting the engine in reverse was not allowed for passenger trains here, what was done (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Waterspout for steamtrains
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| (...) I have a few pictures in books which I used as examples. I found a picture of an articulated waterspout online here: (URL)For your next trick, please build a functional track pan! (3) (...) I didn't know this way of taking water existed! I (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Waterspout for steamtrains
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| Hi, As part of my (steam)trainyard I've build a waterspout. An essential part in a steamtrain layout methinks! (URL) usual, let me know what you think! Work-in-progress is a small coal-loading station and a sanding tower, I'll post pictures when (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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