how do european steam engines work?

[BLACKWATCH]

Not to butt in here, but something good did come out of US locomotives, the Shay. A slow critter, but damn powerful!

Cheerio,
John

Wasn't it the Shay that they used on the logging in the mountain regions ?
If so, yes, a good loco doing what it was designed for.

 

[Midland]

I believe the Americans prefered mullets to garratts... :hehe:




Cheers

Nix

 

[transitguard]

mallets? though we have plenty of "mullets" over here to!

 

[jytte]

Don't forget, we Brits invented the steam railway locomotive, so if we did it that way, it must have been good.

 

[BLACKWATCH]

What's so funny yank ??????????

 

[transitguard]

I think the he is right. If the british did it that way, it must have been a good idea...It seems that they have had more SUCCESSFUL railway inventions than the us has. (need I remind everyone of the triplex and ATSF's articulated boiler?):hehe:

 

[DaveW]

Don't forget the special relationship, lads, :wave:

 

[yoshicool]

i have been wondering this ever since i was little watching thomas the tank engine. how do engines like this work if the have no pistons???

The cylnders are inside

 

[jytte]

What's so funny yank ?

Actually, I'm Danish :hehe:

 

[transitguard]

by yoshicool: The cylinders are inside

This we have already answered...now we are just goofing around...

 

[BLACKWATCH]

Actually, I'm Danish

ah, well that explains it. It was you lot that invented LEGO :hehe:

 

[jytte]

ah, well that explains it. It was you lot that invented LEGO :hehe:

Yup, that's us