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[Closed] How to make a steam locomotive

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May send Health and Safety managers into a catatonic state


 
Posted : 06/12/2014 9:07 pm
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Wow!


 
Posted : 06/12/2014 9:33 pm
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Brilliant!


 
Posted : 06/12/2014 9:37 pm
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Mind your fingers, eyes, and body, as sparks will fly followed by huge castings.

Served my apprenticeship in that industry, and loved every day, and not much improvement in H and S, plastic hard hat, and safety boots,gloves if you could get any.


 
Posted : 06/12/2014 9:37 pm
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Looks like the metalwork shop at school. Well, scaled up a bit.


 
Posted : 06/12/2014 10:41 pm
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Brilliant film.
They are still being built today.
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/new-build-steam-railway-locomotives


 
Posted : 06/12/2014 10:55 pm
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One to watch later 🙂

However I have to admit I was expecting to see another mad Colin Furze 'steam powered pallet truck' type craziness video!


 
Posted : 07/12/2014 7:51 am
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Brilliant. From a time when we could actually do stuff!

It is my job to read industrial specifications. I've seen Ethical Policy Documents and other such nonsense that are as big as the spec for that entire loco.


 
Posted : 07/12/2014 8:34 am
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I've just been reading this, http://www.p2steam.com/building-no-2007/design
It's fascinating the way the latest computer programmes are being used to update an 80 year old design.


 
Posted : 07/12/2014 8:42 am

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