GWR Steam Rail Motor

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GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby bpetit » Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:55 am

Looks interesting.
Edit: Karma99 is the maker and I think he made the 56xx locomotive.

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Bit of info for anyone who wants to know what it does.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_steam_rail_motors
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Unread postby mrennie » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:54 am

bpetit wrote:Looks interesting.
Edit: Karma99 is the maker and I think he made the 56xx locomotive.

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Gear_s.jpg

WSR2_s.jpg


That's right, Pete Gillam.
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Re: Steam Powered Railcar?

Unread postby bpetit » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:31 pm

My only question is what the heck is it?
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby Rbsanford » Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:23 am

It looks like a steampunk RDC.
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Re: Steam Powered Railcar?

Unread postby hertsbob » Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:05 pm

bpetit wrote:My only question is what the heck is it?


It's this. :D
http://www.railmotor93.org/homepage/homepage.html
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby GLRX12 » Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:42 pm

Looks to have working valve gear. Anyone care to confirm this? Would love to know more. will trailers be part of the package?
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby hertsbob » Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:34 am

Not sure whether your question is answered directly, but this is Pete's blog which you may find of interest. !!howdy!!
http://victoryworksts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/so-here-i-am.html
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby NorthernWarrior » Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:13 am

One of the preserved examples has been allowed out on the UK national rail network a couple of times, albeit confined to the Looe branch in Cornwall (it had to be loco hauled there and back). The Looe branch is quite steeply graded up to 1 in 40 (2.5%) I believe on the climb from Combe Jn back up to Liskeard. So they certainly have enough power to cope with that, though I bet in the summer it gets quite toasty in the passenger saloon when the car is working hard.

Planning to do a bit of research where else they ran with a possible view to a Workshop route later in the year.
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby stuart » Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:09 am

This has now been released on steam.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/258650/
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby bpetit » Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:17 pm

The bell system !*hp*! but I get it !!*ok*!!
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby bpetit » Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:08 am

My goodness I've never had a locomotive that made me do so much !*hp*! for a 8 minute video. Driving backwards is hard because all you got is a bell to tell your fireman when to start, stop and brakes release. It's a crazy system I leave it at that. In terms of operation hands down its the best one yet. Pete deserves a medal for this. **!!bow!!**
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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby ozinoz » Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:18 am

Look forward to seeing the video - you have a great eye

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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby bpetit » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:10 am

"If you really needed a diesel locomotive right away, then go ahead and order a ALCO. But if you could wait for real quality, then go for an EMD or a GE".


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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby ozinoz » Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:05 am

Many thanks - a great video and a very interesting piece of rollingstock.

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Re: GWR Steam Rail Motor

Unread postby thecanadianrail » Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:30 am

Very interesting locomotive indeed! after seeing the test power assembly part of this pack it makes me want some early steam from the 1800's
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