quick correction: The steam that comes out of power plant turbine since like the 1910s is actually under a considerable vacuum from the condenser setup. However, for greater efficiency, basically every system also has a high pressure turbine which feeds into a low pressure turbine. The HP exhaust might well be in the range of a fireless loco operating pressure and temperature, but you wouldn't bleed the steam directly from that, since the water in there is expensive demineralised stuff.
That's really awesome, making Fireless locos in HO! I agree, I feel they are very underappreciated. And there are other kinds of fireless locos to, like Caustic Soda locos. I know you've done these models to be 0-6-0s, but have you seen the National Cash Register fireless locos? They were 0-4-0s, but theybhad some wonderful chunky proportions. And built by Lima if I remember correctly. That may be something to look at as part of your Fireless line.
Only downside was they tended to run out of steam on the opposite end of the yard from where the steam pipe was if you didn't pay attention to the steam and water gauges. Then you had to push it. Still used in some places over in Germany and elsewhere.
I bought one of your locomotives, it came in the mail today and I painted the locomotive the way I wanted it, it came out really nicely and I will be doing a video on it soon, I am a freelance model railroader myself, I also do narrow gauge models, I’m glad to have a fireless on my layout now, Never stop making these because they are amazing. I also weighed the engine down since the tank engine model is way too light, and I was able to get this thing up to 6 ounces
H. K. Porter was in Pittsburgh, PA. Their factory was located in the lawrenceville neighborhood. I saw two of these working at Mesta Machine Co. along the Monongahela River in the Pittsburgh suburb of Homestead PA. in the 60's. I believe that they were Porters. These were 0-6-0s.
The name you were looking for is The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania or Pennsylvania Railroad Museum. Seen both the 0-8-0 and 0-4-0 Fireless steam locomotives and they looked like they would fit right in on a Mars railroad lol!
Pseg 6816 is probably in operable to near operable condition, as described by Steam Over Scranton, and has been sitting behind 565 in the roundhouse for a while. The tour guides there would never mention it. Recently, I saw it setting in a different bay with apparent work on its cab being done. I do not know to what extent they are working on it beyond the cab. It was surprising to see.
Low maintenance, can be run by one guy, can run on waste steam that may already be on site, AND their only emissions is water vapor? Screw battery electric switchers, they should be using these things in industrial switching settings!
You can probably model it yourself from a Docksider. Cut a styrene pipe for the steam tank, fabricate the tank front. Fabricate the walk plates if any. Cut the steam or sand domes and cab off the discarded Docksider shell. Add some tubing and pipes if the original has them. There you go. Kitbashed. Or you can buy one of his shells and cut it shorter by taking out a middle section.
quick correction: The steam that comes out of power plant turbine since like the 1910s is actually under a considerable vacuum from the condenser setup. However, for greater efficiency, basically every system also has a high pressure turbine which feeds into a low pressure turbine. The HP exhaust might well be in the range of a fireless loco operating pressure and temperature, but you wouldn't bleed the steam directly from that, since the water in there is expensive demineralised stuff.
That's really awesome, making Fireless locos in HO! I agree, I feel they are very underappreciated. And there are other kinds of fireless locos to, like Caustic Soda locos.
I know you've done these models to be 0-6-0s, but have you seen the National Cash Register fireless locos? They were 0-4-0s, but theybhad some wonderful chunky proportions. And built by Lima if I remember correctly. That may be something to look at as part of your Fireless line.
Only downside was they tended to run out of steam on the opposite end of the yard from where the steam pipe was if you didn't pay attention to the steam and water gauges. Then you had to push it.
Still used in some places over in Germany and elsewhere.
I bought one of your locomotives, it came in the mail today and I painted the locomotive the way I wanted it, it came out really nicely and I will be doing a video on it soon, I am a freelance model railroader myself, I also do narrow gauge models, I’m glad to have a fireless on my layout now, Never stop making these because they are amazing. I also weighed the engine down since the tank engine model is way too light, and I was able to get this thing up to 6 ounces
H. K. Porter was in Pittsburgh, PA. Their factory was located in the lawrenceville neighborhood. I saw two of these working at Mesta Machine Co. along the Monongahela River in the Pittsburgh suburb of Homestead PA. in the 60's. I believe that they were Porters. These were 0-6-0s.
Looking forward to seeing you at the train show in Galesburg, Il
The name you were looking for is The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania or Pennsylvania Railroad Museum. Seen both the 0-8-0 and 0-4-0 Fireless steam locomotives and they looked like they would fit right in on a Mars railroad lol!
Pseg 6816 is probably in operable to near operable condition, as described by Steam Over Scranton, and has been sitting behind 565 in the roundhouse for a while. The tour guides there would never mention it. Recently, I saw it setting in a different bay with apparent work on its cab being done. I do not know to what extent they are working on it beyond the cab. It was surprising to see.
www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/steamtown/shs2q.htm
Great background information on these fireless locomotives. Your designs look awesome. Thanks for sharing this!!
Low maintenance, can be run by one guy, can run on waste steam that may already be on site, AND their only emissions is water vapor? Screw battery electric switchers, they should be using these things in industrial switching settings!
SMT mainline had one of these on a recent video
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Some were still running in the 90s
Hey I seen the kit you sent to smt epic kit and I might buy one soon
Will you ever do a body for an 0-4-0? There is a fireless engine based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi i got to see last year.
You can probably model it yourself from a Docksider. Cut a styrene pipe for the steam tank, fabricate the tank front. Fabricate the walk plates if any. Cut the steam or sand domes and cab off the discarded Docksider shell. Add some tubing and pipes if the original has them.
There you go. Kitbashed.
Or you can buy one of his shells and cut it shorter by taking out a middle section.
Are you going to offer these shells in other scales?
Have you heard of sams trains
hey can you send me one of these shells and a loco im wanting to start doing reviews