Boiler explosions

Mac77

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Hey everyone,

I was just wondering, is a boiler explosion possible on any of the steam locomotives in Trainz 2006 from having low water level?

Thanks in advance
 
Thecowboy's 9000 series have a boiler explosion on them I have been told, but they are payware
 
The Union pacific locomotive that Cowboy made derails when the water runs low, but that is about it.

Actually, chances are that a boiler won't explode from lack of water alone. The real danger is when more water is put in after the water has run low. The low water makes the crown sheet get superheated, and when the cool water hits it, it cracks, and thus, boom.
 
There are holes in the top of the firebox which have a lead 'plug' in them, while these plugs are covered with water they cannot melt, but if the water gets to low they melt and the steam enters the firebox extinguishing the fire, preventing a boiler explosion.

Cheers David
 
Thanks,

I was just wondering, because i ran the CN Northern out of water to see what would happen and it just lost pressure and stopped moving.
 
How do I stop the boiler explosions from happening? As soon when I spawn UP 9000 in, I go into extra settings and turn off boiler explosions, but it stills happens, even when my water is 100%. How am I able to stop it?
 
How do I stop the boiler explosions from happening? As soon when I spawn UP 9000 in, I go into extra settings and turn off boiler explosions, but it stills happens, even when my water is 100%. How am I able to stop it?
Here is the deal. You have obtained illegal copies of payware that was sold a long time ago by the user TheCowboy. Shane used a script that causes the explosions if the serial number was not put in the installer at the time of installation.
 
Here is the deal. You have obtained illegal copies of payware that was sold a long time ago by the user TheCowboy. Shane used a script that causes the explosions if the serial number was not put in the installer at the time of installation.
Where can I get the original not illegal copy of the UP 9000 class?
 
When Shane left the community about 2013, he did not give permission for anyone to update them or distribute them. It appears that reaching him now is not possible these days. Sorry. Perhaps one of the creators of steam locomotives will consider making one.
 
There was a thread a while back about someone making these, but I don't think they ever got completed and the thread has died out. I am surprised Trainz Forge never did them, they have done most of the other big UP locos.
 
These locos are often used as bait to attract users to click on links under YouTube videos. The links lead to websites that complain about you not having javascript enabled which to me is suspicious behavior.
 
Well the Cowboy's loco and Phil Campbell's diesels are no longer available. They both required some sort of authentication to use. Phil's would derail and not work. A lot of payware makers just leave the stuff unlocked and able to be edited and cloned, except N3V who marks DLC payware so that you can't clone it or edit it.
 
The Union pacific locomotive that Cowboy made derails when the water runs low, but that is about it.

Actually, chances are that a boiler won't explode from lack of water alone. The real danger is when more water is put in after the water has run low. The low water makes the crown sheet get superheated, and when the cool water hits it, it cracks, and thus, boom.
NOT TRUE, and dangerous to believe if you're running an actual boiler of any kind or size, even a little hobby boiler! "Slugging" a boiler that's low on water with (relatively) cold water *CAN ALSO* cause an explosion, yes. However, the suggestion that low water alone won't explode a boiler is very, VERY, dangerously WRONG!

Low water alone absolutely WILL cause the crown sheet to soften and collapse! There's usually over 100-200 psi (or more) behind that sheet of now cherry red metal, so any softening of the steel is quickly exploited by the pressure. Remember, the boiling point of water increases with pressure. The water in the boiler that hasn't boiled into steam is nevertheless way over 212F/100C. When the crown sheet collapses -- really, it's more like it gets blown downward by the pressure -- the pressure in what's left of the boiler suddenly drops to atmospheric. All that superheated water flashes into steam instantly, adding its energy to the pressure that was already in the boiler. When water boils, it expands 1600 times by volume. So one cubic inch of water makes 1600 cubic inches of steam! That's why steam is so incredibly useful for doing work. It's also why boiler explosions are so deadly. Often, catestrophic explosions catapulted the boiler into a forward cartwheel, obliterating the cab with obvious results for the crew.

The Gettysburg incident, the last steam locomotive boiler explosion, was a pure low-water explosion. (The Medina, OH explosion happened after Gettysburg, but that was a tractor -- same principles, but a different animal). The fireman might have slugged her, I don't recall -- but if so, it was too little too late, and would have actually helped the situation slightly. Fortunately, it was a Canadian engine that had fusable plugs in the crown sheet. The crown sheet softened, and several staybolts pulled through the crown sheet. That was also actually a GOOD thing, because it helped douse the fire in the same way the fusable plugs were supposed to. IIRC the fusable plugs did work, but not as well as they could have due to scale buildup from poor maintenance -- the scale on them inside the boiler prevented them from melting properly. Of course the root cause of the Gettysburg incident was a blocked sight glass, leading to a false water level indication. Always check the try cocks too, and the water should "dance" in the sight glass as the engine rocks. If the sight glass water is too stable, blow it down!

I realize this is a computer simulation forum... but that statement was, IMHO, dangerously wrong, so I felt I had to correct it.
 
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