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Steam Loco WP 7161 was utilized for hauling of Steam Special from Delhi Cant. to Alwar. The information of the Engine is given below:
Easily recognized by the cone shaped bulging nose with (usually) a silver star painted on it, this locomotive became the standard passenger locomotive on Indian Railways post 1947. Experiencing a severe shortage of locomotive on the system in the mid 1940s coupled with unhappy past experiences with the IRS class of locomotives looming large, the order for 100 prototype WP was restricted to a mere 16 engines (on scale of two for each major broad gauge route). Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW), Philadelphia was awarded the task of building the first sixteen prototype WP class locomotives. These were numbered from 7200 to 7215 and went to GIPR, BB&CIR and EIR. The initial locos were called WP/P, the extra P indicating prototype. These engines soon earned the reputation for free steaming, fuel economy and good riding characteristics, also there was none of the ‘tail wag’ experience with these engines that was so characteristic of the XC class. On establishing their success further orders for WP locomotives went to Baldwin Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) and Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) who shared the manufacturing the next 300 WP engines. These engines were numbered from 7216 to 7515 in order of the Railway to which they were allotted. A further 120 engines were ordered from Canadian Locomotive Company in 1955-56 and 60 more engines came from Poland and Austria between 1957-59, this loco was in production for 20 years from 1947 to 1967 from 53 locos in 1953, it reached a peak holding of 167 locos on Northern Railways in 1967. This Pacific class of broad gauge loco marked the change the coding from ‘X’ to ‘W’ for broad gauge locomotives. It was capable of doing up to 110 Km/h and remained Indian Railways crack locomotives for many years and hauled prestigious express trains. WP’s were designed specifically for low-calorie, high-ash Indian coal and its ease of handling made it a hot favourite amongst Loco drivers. Several WP’s remained in service until the late 80’s. Early prototypes from Baldwin were labelled WP/P, CLW versions after 1965 were labelled WP/1.
Rewari shed homes the WP 7200 and WP 7161, the former is from the first lot of prototypes that were handed over to Indian Railways by the United States in 1947. The locomotive was a part of Central Railway System (GIPR) but was transferred to Northern Railway later. Homed at Moradabad shed this locomotive was later shifted to Saharanpur shed, before it retired from active service. It is believed that WP 7200 was the first WP class of engine that was handed over to Indian Railways in USA on 15th August 1947, India’s Independent Day, though the engine physically arrived on the Indian shores in Oct’47. This adds to the historic importance of this locomotive, with this in mind, this locomotive previously called Shahjahan, after the great Mughal emperor who build the Taj Mahal, has been re-christened “AZAD”, meaning free in hindi.
WP 7161 is the Chittranjan Locomotive Works built engine, inducted into active service in 1965, this locomotive was also there was none of the ‘tail wag’ experience with these engines that was so characteristic of the XC class.
On establishing their success further orders for WP locomotives went to Baldwin Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) and Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) who shared the manufacturing the next 300 WP engines. These engines were numbered from 7216 to 7515 in order of the Railway to which they were allotted. A further 120 engines were ordered from Canadian Locomotive Company in 1955-56 and 60 more engines came from Poland and Austria between 1957-59, this loco was in production for 20 years from 1947 to 1967 from 53 locos in 1953, it reached a peak holding of 167 locos on Northern Railways in 1967.
This Pacific class of broad gauge loco marked the change the coding from ‘X’ to ‘W’ for broad gauge locomotives. It was capable of doing up to 110 Km/h and remained Indian Railways crack locomotives for many years Source IRCTC
One more from yesterday's public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Here's Mack shoving the train out of the depot, passing under the vintage Southern Railway signal bridge rescued by BGRM.
Casey Jones, in case you don't know, was a famous engineer for the Illinois Central, killed in a railroad accident in the spring of 1900. What made him a hero and the stuff of folk legend was that he rode the train right into the collision, never taking his hand from the brake, and thus slowing the train enough to spare the lives of all the passengers.
The Illinois Central is a special railroad to me, because its main north-south line ran less than a mile from the house that I grew up in. I remember magnificent, long trains running along that line as a boy, and I remember wondering how on -earth- something that long could be pulled by those engines. It seemed like those trains would go on forever.
That was before the Interstate system had been put in place between Chicago and St. Louis. With the advent of I-55, trucks began to haul the freight that the IC had been hauling, and the trains began to get shorter and shorter. By the end, trains of just three or four cars were rolling up and down that line. It was abandoned by the IC shortly thereafter. That was a sad day to me.
The abandoned grade was eventually turned into a bicycle and walking trail in Bloomington-Normal, now called the Constitution Trail. It's a wonderful trail, made even more wonderful to me by the memories of the mighty trains that plied its course all those years ago.
As a little girl in grade school, Diann (who is now my wife) used to sing a song about Casey Jones in music class. There have been many versions of the lyric over the years, but this one is probably fairly close to the original, written by a man that worked with Casey.
Come all you rounders that want to hear
The story of a brave engineer.
Casey Jones was the rounder's name,
On a six eight wheeler, boys, he won his fame.
The caller called Casey at half past four,
He kissed his wife at the station door,
He mounted to the cabin with the orders in his hand,
And he took his farewell trip to that promised land.
Casey Jones mounted to his cabin,
Casey Jones with his orders in his hand
Casey Jones mounted to his cabin,
And he took his farewell trip to that promised land.
When he pulled up that Reno hill,
He whistled for the crossing with an awful shrill;
The switchman knew by the engine's moan
That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones.
He looked at his water and his water was low;
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow;
He turned to his fireman and this is what he said,
Boy, we're going to reach Frisco, but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones - going to reach Frisco
Casey Jones - but we'll all be dead,
Casey Jones - going to reach Frisco,
We're going to reach Frisco, but we'll all be dead.
So turn on your water and shovel in your coal,
Stick you head out the window, watch those drivers roll;
I'll drive her till she leaves the rail,
For I'm eight hours late by that Western Mail.
When he was within six miles of the place,
There number four stared him straight in the face.
He turned to his fireman, said Jim you'd better jump,
For there're two locomotives that are going to bump.
Casey Jones - two locomotives,
Casey Jones - going to bump,
Casey Jones - two locomotives,
There're two locomotives that are going to bump.
Casey said just before he died,
There're two more roads I would like to ride.
The fireman said, Which ones can they be?
Oh the Northern Pacific and the Santa Fe.
Mrs. Jones sat at her bed a-sighing
Just to hear the news that her Casey was dying.
Hush up children, and quit your cryin',
For you've got another poppa on the Salt Lake Line.
Casey Jones - got another poppa.
Casey Jones - on the Salt Lake Line.
Casey Jones - got another poppa.
For you've got another poppa on the Salt Lake Line.
On the Cape-Natal branch GMAM 4074 climbs the steep grade between Creighton and Donnybrook with a mixed train in early morning light. The round huts (rondavels) are typical Zulu homes. Steam Loco Safari Tours and Umgeni Steam Railway turned the clock back 35 years.
The spotless cab of no 4, an 0-6-0ST built in 1916 by the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
How did they get that so clean? In my experience most diesel cabs are much dirtier.
Bellarine (Peninsula) Railway.
Boston and Maine RR R-1b 4-8-2 Mountain 4107 on a long freight. 4107 was built by Baldwin in 1937 and sold to the Baltimore & Ohio ion July 28, 1947 as GM FT diesel units replaced steam on main line freight trains. - from a negative in my collection, photographer, date and location unknown
My next take on a practical, peumatic-driven Lego steam locomotive. The design is the "American" class 4-4-0 of the 1870ies.
The tender hides a capable pneumatic compressor that powers the 2 cylinder, long stroke 'steam' engine.
The "bopper" type caboose offers ample room for a battery box and rc receiver of choice. A Buwizz unit may be installed directly in the engine's cab, alternatively.
On of the pressing problems in rail vehicle design in the 19th century, next to the brake problem, was the coupling problem. I designed a new, brick-built coupler suitalbe for automatic coupling and decoupling, to circumvent the drawbacks and dangers of the contemporary link-and-pin coupling.
The top of the event field at Horsted Keynes featuring Tasker Wil O' the Wisp, a Fowler Plowing engine and Aveling roller
An abandoned steam engine near Overton in Cooper County Missouri by Notley Hawkins Photography. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera with a EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens at f/5.0 with a .8 second exposure at ISO 800 along with three Quantum Qflash Trios and a red, green and blue gel. Processed with Adobe Lightroom 6.4.
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Steam pressure gauge of a steam locomotive, at the Darjeeling train yard (India)
The red mark indicates the maximum pressure that the boiler can support. The numbers on the gauge indicates 10x PSI (pounds per square inch), and those boilers are tested up to 140 PSI.
View more photos of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, locally known as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling (India). It is still operated by vintage British-built B Class steam locomotives. Operations between Siliguri and Kurseong have been temporarily suspended since 2010 following a Landslide at Tindharia (view photos of the landslide).
For more info about the DHR steam locomotives, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHR_778_(locomotive) and www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/dhr-locos-full.html.
For more information about the Darjeeling Steam-powered Train, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway.
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