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Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for?
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:46:01 GMT
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James Powell wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Hao-yang Wang writes:
> > At the front end of some steam locomotives, there are two vertical fins. What
> > are they for?
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> > Thanks,
> > Hao-yang Wang
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> They are to deflet the smoke from the chimney.
These are called, (1) "smoke deflectors"... Very much more common on
EuroTrash trains than on US proto (2). Good example of a US proto loco
that uses them, though, is UP 8444
1 - In the best, totally unimaginative, tradition of railroad
nomenclature. However they are sometimes nicknamed "elephant ears"
2 - Either US engineers are WAY better than euro engineers, or euro
drivers were more fastidious about smoke blowing into the cab than US
firemen and engineers were. Since US locos had enclosed cabs more often,
that may be a factor too...
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| (...) They are to deflet the smoke from the chimney. Most of the time, the engine design would be such that the airflow across the top of the engine lifts the smoke off the enginetop. Sometimes the designer didn't get it right, and various 'smoke (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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