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You're thinking of the term regulator as it is applied in the US. Stationary steam engines had regulators to maintain a constant speed.

Hmm isn't that what's called a governer, or is that just British slang. :hehe:

Greetings from nighttime Amsterdam,

Jan
 
As I said in my answer the regulator is like the throttle valve in a car. In a car the throttle valve adjusts the amount of mixture or air to the manifold, the valves then feed it to the cylinders.

Bill69
 
Yup, that's what you get typing a reply late at night with no default preview option. :hehe:

Governor intended of course.

Greetings from cloudy Amsterdam,

Jan
 
LordSven got some details there and big_b got the anti skid part right as well.

The ‘Bail’ or ‘Bail-off’ is used to release the independant (locomotive) brakes when the train brake has been applied. This allows the locomotive to ‘stretch’ the train when braking, reducing the stress on the couplers. During heavy braking, or an emergency brake application, it also prevents the locomotive’s wheels from locking up (and hence sliding).
 
The first Steam Locomotive to circumnavigate the World?

roblodge

The Flying Scotsman!

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The ‘Bail’ or ‘Bail-off’ is used to release the independant (locomotive) brakes when the train brake has been applied. This allows the locomotive to ‘stretch’ the train when braking, reducing the stress on the couplers. During heavy braking, or an emergency brake application, it also prevents the locomotive’s wheels from locking up (and hence sliding).

The ‘Bail’/’Bail Off’ function is available in Trainz (Diesel locomotives only), and can be activated by pressing ‘D’, or ‘0’ on the number pad.



This week's question:

What was the first steam locomotive to circumnavigate the world?
 
The Scotsman visited North America and Australia but which route did it travel on it's sea voyages? Unless it crossed the Pacific on one of its trips the answer to the question "Which was the first steam locomotive to circumnavigate the world?" is none.
 
To get back on topic, which is ...

This week's question:

What was the first steam locomotive to circumnavigate the world?

My guess is the "Flying Scotsman"

Built 1923 for GNR.

Toured USA in early 1970s

Toured Australia in 1988 where it travelled over 28,000 mi (45,000 km) and set a number of records including the longest non-stop run by a steam loco (442 mi - 711 km).
 
The first locomotive to circumnavigate the world was former LNER locomotive 4472, Flying Scotsman, when it traveled to Australia in 1988/89, traveling in the same direction around the globe to travel to, and then from, Australia.
 
The first locomotive to circumnavigate the world was former LNER locomotive 4472, Flying Scotsman, when it traveled to Australia in 1988/89, traveling in the same direction around the globe to travel to, and then from, Australia.
Ok, if that's correct I'll agree with Flying Scotsman then, I knew she returned to the UK from San Franscisco via the Panama Canal but wasn't sure of the route to and from Australia.
 
"What is the off-set angle of the cylinders/wheels on a standard 2 cylinder steam locomotive?"

The answer is 90 degrees, and as a result the loco makes 4 chufs per revolution.
 
Yes the off-set angle on a two cylinder loco is 90 degrees and the reason it has this off-set is so the loco has power from a standing start.
If there was no off-set both cylinders could be at their absolute extremities when the loco comes to a stop, and as a result would not be able to move again under it's own power. The four chuffs per revolution is actually two chuffs per side and this is because the cylinders are double acting i.e. they pull as well as pushing.

Cheers,
Bill69
 
Welcome to the Trains Trivia of the Week thread.

Every Wednesday we will ask you a question here related to trains, and you will have a week to answer the question. Next Wednesday, we will update the previous week's answer and put in a new question again. You can use this thread to discuss your answers.

If you have a trivia question which you want to be featured in this section, email it through to trainznews@n3vgames.com along with the answer.

So you are a ferroequinologist......right? :)

Last week's answer:

The first locomotive to circumnavigate the world was former LNER locomotive 4472, Flying Scotsman, when it traveled to Australia in 1988/89, traveling in the same direction around the globe to travel to, and then from, Australia.


This week's question:

What is the off-set angle of the cylinders/wheels on a standard 2 cylinder steam locomotive?
" 90 degrees - Also known as quartering - each cylinder stroke is one quarter revolution from the opposite cylinder "
 
Its not 90 Deg, its more like 75 to 80. Depending on the driver diameter, builder, and cylinder sizes.
 
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