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Re: Waterspout for steamtrains
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:07:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Buiting writes:
> I didn't know this way of taking water existed! I couldn't find pictures
> online and my trainbooks don't mention this (then again, my books only
> describe European trains...)
Google is your friend. Try a search with these keywords, about 1/2 of the
first page is relevant references
steam water track pan railroad
This is not a bad reference
http://community-2.webtv.net/M1aDRIVER/TheTrackPansat/
PRR and NYC (mad competitors on the NY-Chicago run) both used them to reduce
total running time for their crack passenger trains.
As I said these can only be effectively used on tangent (straight) track. I
think no grade is also good but I'm not sure about that part. (If there's
any grade at all, the water will flow down to the bottom end. You COULD
recirculate, but it is simpler not to deal with that, I would think...)
Michigan got its first track pans in 1901 on the Michigan Central (an NYC line)
see also this short explanation
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/WaterStations/WaterStationMenu.htm
I also found this which is generally useful in decoding US/UK differences...
apparently some UK lines had track pans as well, just known as water troughs
http://www.trainweb.org/railwaytechnical/us-uk.html
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| (...) Pennsylvania Railroad, 4-4-2, Class E6s "Atlantic" type is in the Pennsylvania RR Museum in Strasburg PA: (URL) believe it is fitted with a water scoop as it stands in the museum. There are several photographs of the track pan in use including (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 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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