Diesel Electric? Gas Turbine Electric!
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Above is a turbine.
A turbine (from the Greek τύρβη, tyrbē, or Latin turbo, meaning vortex) is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. The work produced can be used for generating electrical power when combined with a generator. A turbine is a turbo machine with at least one moving part called a rotor, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades so that they move and impart rotational energy to the rotor. Technically windmills and water wheels are “turbines”.
In the above example the turbine is extracting energy from a gas produced by burning a fuel. The energy created is then used to generate electricity …
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Rails have recently been discounting their stock of 18100 models; but the offer is now over|!
The saving was £25 on locos priced at £225 so a tad over 5%. BIG DEAL!
Known by trainspotters as “Streaks” these thrashed up and down the East Coast main line hauling the top expresses to Newcastle and Glasgow. The biggie of the bunch was, of course Mallard which, to this day, holds the world speed record for a steam locomotive.
The historic Concours d’Elegance is seem above at the York Railway Museum and is probably a gathering that will never be repeated – ever!
The L N E R even pinched the “brand” from the L M S – or was it the other way round?
The L M S removed its useless casing but the L N E R kept the shape to the very end.
Just shortening Nigel’s design did not really work, visually.
It wss all a bit half hearted as parts of the Norwich line are commuter territory and high speeds are simply not possible between stopping trains.
… with a barely noticeable headboard. That for the short lived post WW2 revival of the train was better|!
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But, continuing the tend of producing expensive models of rare (almost forgotten) traction to be bought by elderly and dotty collectors, Hornby have just released full details of their B17/5 “streamlined” models.
Only £225 each!
Readers may wonder where they got their ideas from. Yet again the “streamlining” made no difference to the performance of Robert’s exports.
They are (they were) two sides from a greenhouse model that fbb had never made up. Surely, with a bit of a snip here and there, some doors could be created?
Amazingly, painted dark oak (!) they would look like sliding doors – bearing in mind that the interiors cannot be clearly seen as the trains trundle along! You just get a passing impression.
The old man has glued the doors on upside down! So Peterville’s perturbed passengers will perforce have to leap with agility to get into their seats from the corridor side.
… the door frames will ping off leaving just a bit of touching up of the light oak. fbb was prudent enough to attach lightly, just in case.
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The key was presumed lost until it turned up at an auction where the anonymous owner accepted a bid (sum not disclosed) by GoAhead.
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.. and probably worth more than GoAhead’s current Manchester fleet!
Another Farewell
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Guess the County where the company operates! Trading since the 1970s this is another small local operator that has closed.
