Steam Loco Can't Maintain Boiler Pressure when Departing. Help

[Blo0dyMustard32]

I'm building my own enginespec for a steam loco. However, my loco can't maintain the boiler pressure when starting to move. Any tips to solve this? Thanks in advance!

 

[KotangaGirl]

Are you using the blower while the locomotive is stationary? A steam loco needs a draught through the boiler tubes in order to build steam so hit the 'N' key a couple of times before you even think about doing anything else.
Once you've got boiler pressure and before starting off leave the reverser in mid-gear and open the regulator to about a third to fill the steam chest.
If you've only got 'ghost steam' in the boiler, the boiler pressure will immediately fall to almost nothing. If the pressure stays more or less level between the boiler and the steam chest and doesn't drop when you open the regulator you should be good to go. Take the regulator to half and shift the reverser a little into forward gear. The boiler pressure might drop a little and you should start to hear the loco take up the slack in the couplings. Once the loco's starting to move open the regulator some more and control your forward speed with the reverser.

This is assuming that you did your sums right when you made your engine spec and your boiler is actually capable of making steam.

 

[Blo0dyMustard32]

Are you using the blower while the locomotive is stationary? A steam loco needs a draught through the boiler tubes in order to build steam so hit the 'N' key a couple of times before you even think about doing anything else.
Once you've got boiler pressure and before starting off leave the reverser in mid-gear and open the regulator to about a third to fill the steam chest.
If you've only got 'ghost steam' in the boiler, the boiler pressure will immediately fall to almost nothing. If the pressure stays more or less level between the boiler and the steam chest and doesn't drop when you open the regulator you should be good to go. Take the regulator to half and shift the reverser a little into forward gear. The boiler pressure might drop a little and you should start to hear the loco take up the slack in the couplings. Once the loco's starting to move open the regulator some more and control your forward speed with the reverser.

This is assuming that you did your sums right when you made your engine spec and your boiler is actually capable of making steam.

So I was tasked with only making the enginespec and the pressure production is looking good. I was mashing the N key but there was no effect whatsoever. I also found out that the loco maker didn't modelled the blower in the mesh :/. So then I use other loco's cab. However, the N key also didn't do anything in the new cab that even has blower lever. I'm confused lol. But yes I tried turning on the blower manually in the cab and the loco can finally maintain the pressure. I think I have to inform the creator so they can make the blower mesh. Thank you so much!