#Diesel Locomotive

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Thought to myself this looks like a cool photo from a cool event

Then I noticed

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Two double-headers on the Trans-Gooiw Railroad passing each other in the hills, dragging long freight trains behind them, during the early days of the Pan-Mellanus Oil Crisis.

More mellanoid trains: Guz's Model Garratt | Museum-piece carrying rocket parts | Advanced Steam Tank Engine | Guz's bigger model Garratt | Tram and Coal Mine loco sketches.

The diesel-hydraulic at the front of the foreground consist, already somewhat old and tired by this point, dates back to around the time period that steam engines were originally retired on Mellanus. It's not very fuel efficient as it is, and with the oil rations, diesels can not handle the trains on their own any longer.

For a few years now the railroads have been taking their steam engines out of mothballs and museums, as coal was comparatively dirt-cheap. Still though, the various maintenance and operational complexities of running steam locomotives resulted in a lot of losses for the railroads.

Pictured here behind the diesel is an early attempt at the Advanced Steam Engine concept, modifying a member of a very prolific and successful 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt class with a gas producer combustion system, more modern cylinders and valve gear, and entirely replacing the cab with an electronic control system (with the more diesel-like control stands moved to separate cabs on the tenders). The electronic control scheme allows for the steam engine to be connected to a diesel engine to be run as a multiple unit, cutting down operational costs. However, as a modified prototype, this locomotive lacks some of the other features which exemplified the Advanced Steam era, such as modular ashpans, computerized control, and precision engineering.

On the other track, moving the opposite direction, we see a double header of two steam locomotives, another 2-8-0+0-8-2 loaned from the Slaibsgloth Coal Mine Railroad, and a 2-10-2 'easy' type non-articulated loco leads the train. In this case, there is no electronic connection, so a crew of four mellanoid slimes is necessary to operate the train.

The eagle-eyed railway fans will notice that there are radiators for a dynamic brake on the diesel, yet the diesel is an electric. Diesel-electric dynamic brakes switch the traction motors into generators, and dump the electricity out as waste heat--but there's no traction motors on a hydraulic. So why the radiator fins? There's still a dynamic engine brake on the diesel-hydraulic, so it still needs to be able to dissipate heat, especially on the mountain routes.

WIP images follow:

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Intercity Swallow appreciation

Intercity Swallow livery, as carried by HST, class 47s, 73s, 86s, 87s, the 89, 90s and 91s in the early 1990's. A very smart colour scheme which suited all of these classes and is leagues above most modern rail company liveries!

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Artfight revenge I did for @synthetic-rust ;]

Friend shaped duo ! I also got new brushes and wanted to try them a bit heehe

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"This? Very old photo, me."

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Hello everyone sorry for the wait!

Here’s everything else from the Peak Rail steam gala!

Driving the Ruston was incredibly fun and I highly recommend it if you get the chance!

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Train of the day is: C-50! (Additional page!) ( X )

As evident by the GV(Gazdasági Vasút) in their track numbers, most of these locomotives were made for light/economic railways, but after their decline in the 60's, many were scrapped and used as sources for spare parts, preserved and put on display near narrow gauge stations, or found their way into the rolling stock of narrow gauge tourist railways. A single one of such locomotives was also present in Slovakia(GV 3737) until 2007 at Čiernohronská železnica, after which it was bought, and is now used around Nagybörzsöny and Mátrafüred.

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233 217-9 TrainLog "Ludmilla" Bj 1975

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Quincy and I

Quincy(Quinzhee) is definitely a fan favorite. Can you believe he has his own dedicated set of fans?

Left: Quincy BN-1

Right: Golden Spike UP#6900

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Hey you! Do you like trains? If you do then ya might consider following my other blog where i post my videos/photos of Croatia's various trains!

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Common misconceptions about the care and training of your American Diesel locomotives.

•There's two main types of locomotives to that require different needs, contrast to the misconception every locomotive is out there blocking crossings. Mainline locomotives and switching locomotives.

•The most common of the mainline locomotives are known as Gevo's and are powerhouses that are very social. They enjoy long runs with up to three other Gevo's. These trains can consist of containers, coal, fuel, boxcars, basically anything. These locomotives are not for those who don't have extra space.

•Despite common belief, the Gevo's wide noise is not a fault of breeding like dogs and European semi trucks, but rather natural evolution as a defense against the wild.

•Switch locomotives like the SD40-2 enjoy getting out their energy by running around yards and assembling trains. They are pretty introverted and organized locomotives, but they are more than willing to pull the occasional main line train. Just don't over exert theme.

•While the most popular, steam locomotives require the most work to take care of. There must be a good supply of parts, a good supply of coal/wood/oil and water, and most of all they need room to run.

•The common practice of putting locomotives on static display is actually hurtful, as they are quite active creatures.

•Do not crowd any train, especially steam locomotives. They are powerful and will accidentally hurt you.

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Went to a night tour at NCTM and the lighting was just too cool NOT to take a few photos of the rolling stock amongst the fall clouds c: We got caught in some rain towards the end of the tour, but still very very cool! Got to see parts of the museum that aren't normally accessible to the public c:

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Amongst various other locomotives on display was the Oberursel.

New to the Thames Valley District Council in 1912, it was not actually delivered until 1913 owing to a strike in Europe. It was delivered as a 2ft 600 mm gauge loco rather than the standard 3ft 6in 1067 mm gauge that Aotearoa employs.

During the 1910s and '20s, it was used as works loco for the council and worked along temporarily laid bush tramways that would become the roads we know and (mostly) love today.

By the 1940s, it had been sold to W. S. Miller of Puhipuhi, Northland. It is believed to have been regauged to 3ft 6in by that point. It was then used as a quarry loco for New Zealand Mercury Mines Ltd hauling cinnabar ore to the processing plant.

It fell into disuse by the end of WWII, and in 1967, Miller opted to donate the loco alongside 2 of the original 10 side-tipping waggons.

Between 2005 and 2022, it was faithfully restored by MoTaT volunteers, including yours truly, and it ran under its own power in October of 2022.

With thanks to @tau9 for joining me <3

Like this photo? I don't sell my images from MoTaT as it's a conflict of interest. Nonetheless, you can click here to view and support my work.

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His story is on the post after this!!