I never knew the Deltics used the water troughs

[airtime]

I only found this out today, I never knew the Deltics used the water troughs in the middle of the tracks, I always thought they were in place for the steam engines and the tenders...

This is were I found the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9JLTFVgC6s

Well you learn something new everyday...

Joe Airtime

 

[chefbyte]

Plenty of information out there, on these

D9003 renamed to 55003 Meld 14.09.67
Water scoop test runs at Wiske Moor troughs: Up runs, 300 & 190 gallons at 100mph. Down runs, 250 & 190 gallons at 90 mph.

 

[NikkiA]

I only found this out today, I never knew the Deltics used the water troughs in the middle of the tracks, I always thought they were in place for the steam engines and the tenders...

This is were I found the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9JLTFVgC6s

Well you learn something new everyday...

Joe Airtime

I imagine it'd be for the steam train heating equipment, makes sense really.

*Checks* Indeed, the video says it was for the STH equipment.

I wonder what other, if any, classes were fitted with water trough scoops.

Nice video, too.

 

[chefbyte]

Good picture of a Class 40 ploughing through one here

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1077

 

[Paulsw2]

Well this is the prototype Deltic. Did the production Deltics have water scoops as well?

Paul

 

[rossvaughan]

Well the production deltics did have steam train heat before they were fitted with Electric Train Heat. So I guess they did have water scoops.

 

[BLACKWATCH]

Well this is the prototype Deltic. Did the production Deltics have water scoops as well?

Paul

All 22 production Deltics had a Spanner MkII train heating boiler between the 2 engines, a 2 way water scoop was fitted so that the loco could replenish the boiler water by means of the conventional water troughs.

When BR removed the water troughs in 1968, the water scoops were removed from the Deltics so that the boiler water tanks could be increased in size, they used the room left by taking out the scoops & decreasing the size of the fuel tanks by 100 gallons to achieve this. It needed to be done because of the non-stop runs from Kings Cross to the north.

 

[Paulsw2]

Well I've learnt something here today! I imagine this applied to other classes too? (like the class 40s, 45s, 47s etc.)

Paul

 

[NikkiA]

Well I've learnt something here today! I imagine this applied to other classes too? (like the class 40s, 45s, 47s etc.)

Paul

Only apparently the class 40 and 55s, Falcon had one, but it never made it into the class 47 production models.

Guess everything else wasn't 'express' enough to justify it.

 

[LieLestoSbrat]

Did think about doing this for the TC3 40 model, but I couldn't see the point considering water isn't consumed in Trainz to heat carriages.

 

[Driver_Col]

Did think about doing this for the TC3 40 model, but I couldn't see the point considering water isn't consumed in Trainz to heat carriages.

Now you tell me! I have been telling my passengers to stop complaining about the temperature in the coaches as it is just fine .......and just enjoy the ride.



Colin.

 

[rossvaughan]

Last year, 55022 had its boiler water tank converted for use as a fuel tank to increase the range. And it should be back on TWO engines VERY shortly.