Would a Steam Engine by any other..uh, type be just as sweet?

[Euphod]

I ran across THIS a few minutes ago. Pretty awesome!

 

[maruffijd]

Very Interesting.

 

[H222]

Weren't steam engines originally used in mines and factories? So using it for other vehicles doesn't seem that peculiar

Jamie

 

[Euphod]

Well of course steam engines were used for other purposes, and steam cars were all the rage at one time, I had just never seen how imposing they looked in this application.

 

[baz66]

Yes Ed they are imposing. Maybe one day this is what we'll be driving.
baz

 

[RRSignal]

Dunno...steam worked great on railroads, but I can't imagine having to pull my car or truck in for water every few miles, lol.

 

[sawyer811]

I watched a show on the history channel once that showed Jay Leno taking a pair of his steam cars out on the road...it was awesome to watch. These, must be so MUCH cooler! nice catch, thanks for sharing!

 

[JCitron]

These are really cool, Ed.

I read about a steam tractor festival in the UK a few years ago, but I can't remember where. The do look really impressive though, and I can't imagine anyone else getting in the way of one of these things as they travel down the road.

The horn, I mean whistle, must sound awesome.


John

 

[bl4882]

It's an outstanding site, and not just for the steam vehicles. Thanks.

Bernie

 

[Deano5]

What a great read, very interesting site. Thanks for the link, I enjoyed that. :wave:

 

[mezzoprezzo]

After nine positive, reassuring reply posts I finally plucked up courage to click on the OP link. Why was I expecting to see a donkey, ridden by a back-to-front driver blowing a bugle?

A very interesting link Ed. Thanks.

However, nothing will persuade me to part with my existing road vehicle (a legacy Raleigh bicycle) and upgrade to one of these newfangled contraptions. It is notable, looking at the "BONUS:Antique wrecks" section that they weren’t all particularly robust either.

It must have been some tough stray chicken that BJ 2408 ran over!:hehe:

 

[JCitron]

It's an outstanding site, and not just for the steam vehicles. Thanks.

Bernie

I found I got lost there too. Some of the future pictures from the 1920s and 1950s were quite funny. I like the steam engines and streamliners that we're supposed to have had in 2002.

Some of the other pictures were just funny. Some people do really scary things like carry giant sacks of dry goods on a scooter.

John

 

[Euphod]

I'm glad you guys like the link, I'm quite adept at nothing, if not wasting time!

 

[tdstead]

Thanks for the link, sorry it took me so long to find it,.

Tom

 

[stovepipe]

Yes me too........

I've actually been on the Sentinel Steam Passenger Bus - it was doing runs on the public highway up in Cumbria two or three years back. It has a pretty rough ride from what I remember, but the state of the roads over here can't have helped. Anyhow, it was certainly quite a contraption.....

 

[jjanmarine3]

Thanks that is interesting stuff.
I wonder where we would have been today progress wise if we stayed with steam powered vehicles ?

 

[Leaf85]

Thanks for sharing those pics. Very impressive restoration works on view indeed, and I had no idea there was such a variety. Usually here all we see is the steam driven farming equipment in the museums.


Kind regards,
Dave

 

[smash]

Good find Ed.
Here's a scary though,
Seeing one of those steam tractors going down the road today with the the operator on their cell phone, eating a sandwich and drinking(not necessarily an beverage). Talk about a road hazard!
Kenny

 

[sawyer811]

I've been trolling this site alot recently (great way to waste time) and Came across this: kinda makes me want to throttle someone: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/01/train-graveyard-in-bolivia.html

Just to show what other cool stuff lurks on the coffee site!