Steam Loco oil firing

[athelney]

Take the account on firing up an oil fired loco and add a few more hours to get a coal fired one " brewed ' up , no just throwing in an oily rag on fire into the firebox -- we need pieces of wood / coal / draught & crossed fingers!!!!

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by garyaiki

http://steamrailroading.com/ipw-web/portal/cms/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2

Describes the 6 hour ordeal of "booting" a 4-6-2 Pacific. Read this and you'll understand why steam died.

Very educational link! I am a huge steam fan and had no idea that so much was
involved in getting one of these monsters rolling. Thanks for the info. Dave

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by athelney

Hey Tree68 -- thats the object of the thread -- ' where' did you read those things -- can you remember where you read about oil firing -- thanks Athelney

Bits and pieces all over the place, mostly railfan mags, like Trains. A story will include some tidbit about firing, or problems firing under a certain circumstance, etc. Of course, there's probably 25+ years of Trains in the "library".

[espeefoamer]

I had no idea that there was so much work involved in firing up a steamer from a cold start.It's easy to see why the railroads were so quick to buy diesels.

[Isambard]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Isambard

In all fairness to steam locomotive fans, granted that maintaining and running a steam locomotive needs more brains and brawn than for a diesel electric, let's have a similar description for firing up an unfuelled, unprimed diesel loco from dead cold condition to ready to hand over to the road crew. I'm sure it's not like just turning on the starter key in your SUV. How's that for a challenge?

Hey, make that a 60 year old diesel (about same age as the steamer in the story) and I'll bet there's a lot more TLC required than today's diesels. I understand that the F units operated by the CPR in conjunction with the Royal Canadian are just a bit finicky.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by garyaiki

http://steamrailroading.com/ipw-web/portal/cms/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2

Describes the 6 hour ordeal of "booting" a 4-6-2 Pacific. Read this and you'll understand why steam died.

Wow, great story, sure sounds like a lot of work.
I won't be complaining about the 10 minutes it takes for the air coming out of my air conditioner to get cold anymore.

[athelney]

Hey Tree68 -- thats the object of the thread -- ' where' did you read those things -- can you remember where you read about oil firing -- thanks Athelney

[Train Guy 3]

Steam may have died from not being as preactical as dissel locos but they deffinalty sound better and look better.

[tree68]

Oddly, I've read enough about it over the years that I almost think I could light up a cold steamer. I read the instructions for starting a GP7, once over lightly, and harbor no such belief about diesels...

[Anonymous]

I don't have an SUV [:o)]

[Isambard]

In all fairness to steam locomotive fans, granted that maintaining and running a steam locomotive needs more brains and brawn than for a diesel electric, let's have a similar description for firing up an unfuelled, unprimed diesel loco from dead cold condition to ready to hand over to the road crew. I'm sure it's not like just turning on the starter key in your SUV. How's that for a challenge?

[Anonymous]

http://steamrailroading.com/ipw-web/portal/cms/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2

Describes the 6 hour ordeal of "booting" a 4-6-2 Pacific. Read this and you'll understand why steam died.

[athelney]

Hi out there -- anyone able to suggest good publications or web sites on the operation and control of steam loco oil firing systems? Any info is appreciated -- cheers