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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
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Heritage locomotive 3801 hauls #SS63, the "Brigadoon Highland Festival" special train in the wet.
This train ran between Sydney Central and the township of Bundanoon in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Innishannon Steam and Vintage Rally - 6th of June 2022
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Leo turns away as another shovelful of hot coals goes into the barrow for hosing down. A combination of clinker formation and coal that does not reduce to fine ash and fall through the firebars meant that no. 6412 finished the day with an uncomfortably large amount of fire left in the firebox. So Dave the fireman shovelled some out.
Once I had made the acquaintance of Steam and Safaris, my next several trips were booked directly with them in the U.K. And I enjoyed traveling with their European and Aussie clients. The two Derek's (Jenkins and Phillips) were experienced China steam hands, and good photographers. Here it is just before sunrise, a dusting of snow covers the ground. When we saw the snow we rushed out of our hotel and headed for the pass. Just as the sun comes over the mountins, two QJ's are working hard before shutting off in the summit tunnel.
Water columns were integral parts of the railway environment in steam days, and this one provides authenticy to this late afternoon scene at the beautifully preserved Western Maryland station in Cumberland.
Robert Bell Steam engine at Stirling Agricultural Fair. I first thought that this was a tractor but it is actually a mobile steam traction engine that was used in summer to power threshing machines and in winter for traveling into the bush and providing power for saw mills. The wheel on the upper side is actually for attaching a pulley belt to power the saws. The engine is wood-fired.
GWR Manor Class No. 7828 "Odney Manor" renamed "Norton Manor" for the event, rounds the curve at Castle Hill Quarry with a service from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard during the Autumn Steam Gala, 2nd October 2011.
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Steam Locomotive -#788 "Tusker" sharing the street with people in Darjeeling (India)
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow gauge tracks are sharing the road with car traffic on the entire length of the narrow mountain road between Siliguri and Darjeeling (78 kilometres / 48 mi). So this is a pretty common sight along National Highway 55.
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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A vintage steam engine on display at the JUMP complex in Boise, Idaho. More on this engine can be found here, jumpboise.org/media/pdfs/161212_Aultman-Taylor_Steam_Engi...
Lego large three-wheeled steam traction engine, right.
Resembling the "BEST" logging engines as used at Copper King Mining, Clovis, Cal. after 1900, likely America's largest steam traction engines.
This postcard is made by Colourmaster International, printed in England and is from their Collector Series. It is printed by photo precision limited, St. Ives, Huntingdon, and has a card code number of BSL25.
This is one of three Postcards I have of English private railways steam engines. I'm not up with postcards and the coding or numbering systems, but from info I have read on the net, Colourmaster International has gone out of business.
This Loco is the first Gresley Pacific, No 1470 'Great Northern'.
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), ... ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(Great_Britain)
LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Gresley_Classes_A1_and_A3
Here is a little about some postcard companies and copyright ... .. postcard.co.uk/messages/postcard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=...
I will add more info later. I have decided to geotag this photo as being in London, UK.
exEssex Terminal Railway Steam Engine Number 9 idling outside the St. Jacobs Restoration Shop of the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society
Gauge 1 Lego model of 1813 locomotive. The loco has been redesigned several times during its long work life from 1813 to 1862. The model shows the last form, which is on display in the London Science Museum, and of which there is a detailed, working replica from 1906 in the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
Steam Locomotives struggle with late season blizzard. March 29-30, 1942: The Palm Sunday Snowstorm marked by as much as 22 inches in the NE in a 24 hour period. I love this shot, you can feel the cold on the gent in the foreground. Shot during wartime with one of Dad's rangefinders when he was 23 years old, a young man about to enter world War Two at what would be Steams last gasp.. These pictures have never been viewed. Though the location is Belleville Township in New Jersey, the 35mm film was made by KODAK in 1941, the date the shot was recorded determined by Meteorological reference, and the magazine held by a young lady, in a previous frame..
NKP 765, shot from our vantage point a few miles up the trail from Glen Onoko. We rode our bikes here and then hiked up the rocks. There's some decent video from this spot right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIpZNsHJc0
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.