So you think you know about Trains? - Pt 2

[nicky9499]

Sounds about right, although "reduce the chances of a coupler puncturing a tank car" would be a more appropriate description.

This shows a concise view of how the "shelves" block off the top or bottom of the knuckles.

Cheerio,
Nicholas

 

[ZecMurphy]

What is the purpose of a ‘Shelf’ coupler?

The purpose of a ‘Shelf’ coupler is to prevent couplers from dropping under or riding over the other coupler. The ‘bottom shelf’ is to help prevent the couplers from dropping below the other coupler and either decoupling the train or allowing wagons to impact on each other. The bottom shelf is also designed to ‘catch’ a coupler if it breaks away from the wagon, so that the coupler doesn’t end up under the train and cause a derailment. The ‘top shelf’ is to help prevent couplers riding over the top of another coupler, and is generally used on tank wagons to help prevent the coupler on another wagon riding over and puncturing the tank.

















This weeks question:
What is the name of the designer of the streamlining on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s T1 class locomotives??

 

[SD45T-2]

Way, way too easy.

Raymond Loewy-Also did many other locomotives, including the S1, the First Streamlined K4, and FM's Road Switchers.

 

[MrRail]

Yep, Raymond Loewy. This was also on google the other day interestingly enough.

 

[ZecMurphy]

What is the name of the designer of the streamlining on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s T1 class locomotives?

The name of the designer of the streamlining on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s T-1 class locomotives was Raymond Leowy.








This weeks question:
Which railway has the only currently operational Vauclain Compound steam locomotive in the world?

 

[ronc77n]

Vauclain Compound locomotive

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Last week's answer:

The name of the designer of the streamlining on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s T-1 class locomotives was Raymond Leowy.

This week's question:
Which railway has the only currently operational Vauclain Compound locomotive in the world?​

The locomotive is located at the Pikes Peak Railway, Colorado.

 

[Nevada40]

This weeks question:
Which railway has the only currently operational Vauclain Compound steam locomotive in the world?

That would be the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway, and their #4.

 

[ZecMurphy]

Which railway has the only currently operational Vauclain Compound steam locomotive in the world?

The only operational Vauclain Compound locomotive in the world resides at the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway in Colorado, USA.




This weeks question:
Which steam locomotive was used in multiple films and TV shows, including Petticoat Junction and The Virginian?

 

[Southern1581]

Sierra Railway #3

 

[cameronjames]

September 25, 1995

no silly it was 1939.

 

[Saturnr]

The lempor and lemprex exhausts were created by engineer L D Porta.

 

[ZecMurphy]

Who developed the ‘Lempor’ and ‘Lemprex’ exhaust systems for steam locomotives?

The Lempor and Lemprex exhaust systems for steam locomotives were developed by Livio Dante Porta.



This weeks question:
What is the highest railway station in the world?

 

[flyboy559]

Tanggula Railway Station in Tibet is the highest at 16,627 feet or 5068 meters above sea level

 

[ZecMurphy]

What is a ‘lifting’ injector on a steam locomotive?

A lifting injector is an injector that uses steam to not only push water into the boiler, but to also ‘lift’ the water from the tank or tender when the injector is above the water level.


This weeks question:
In what country did the only ‘Davies Patent’ wooden railed railway operate?

 

[Tracksupervisor]

The Davies Patent wooden rails were used in Australia in a little town called Mount George carting logs from the bush to a saw mill gauge was 4ft81/2in some rail was still there in 1962

 

[BLACKWATCH]

The 'Oreti Railway' in the Province of Southland, New Zealand, was a std gauge wooden-railed railway built by Davies in the 1800's

 

[ZecMurphy]

In what year did the Southern Aurora begin operations between Melbourne and Sydney?

The Southern Aurora began operations between Melbourne and Sydney in April 1962




This weeks question:
Which British heritage railway holds the distinction of being the only double track heritage railway in Britain?

 

[butler57]

The GCR - Great Central Railway is the UK’s only double track, main line heritage railway. It’s the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other.

 

[gary.stevens]

I believe it's the Great Central Railway in Loughborough, Leitcestershire.
Gary Stevens NZ

 

[Corky_Bantam]

Yes the Great Central Railway. Or, more accurate a section of it. I believe that they are in the process of building a new bridge to join two sections together. The railway is also used by network rail for testing purposes.