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Author:  steaminfo [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:25 am ]
Post subject:  Interesting Rotary Snowplow
RhB 0-6-6-0T No. 9214 is a rotary snowplow located at the Museum Railway Blonay Chamby in Blonay, Switzerland. It's current status is unknown. I have conflicting reports that is "display only", "undergoing restoration" or "operational" and am attempting to determine which is accurate. Nonetheless it is a very interesting locomotive/plow.
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Image is Copyright (C) Diane Beck.
Note the location of the cylinders for the front and rear engines. Also of interest: there is a pair of cylinders behind the access doors above the locomotive's cylinders which power the rotary blade of the plow.
Author:  David H. Hamley [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Interesting Rotary Snowplow
That's a "contraption" if I've ever seen one!

Are the two driver frames articulated?

Does either one (or both) pivot under the carbody?

Imagine a sound recording of this thing going full boogie?

Fascinating!
Author:  Alan Walker [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Interesting Rotary Snowplow
David H. Hamley wrote:
That's a "contraption" if I've ever seen one!

Are the two driver frames articulated?

Does either one (or both) pivot under the carbody?

Imagine a sound recording of this thing going full boogie?

Fascinating!


If you poke around YouTube, there's footage of a working G scale model of a similar locomotive/plow that was built by a European modeler. The fan blade on the model is driven by a secondary electric motor. The video shows the model plowing through three to four inches of packed snow like the proverbial hot knife through butter.
Author:  AndrewDean [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:48 pm ]
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Sister 9213 is operational. Here's a youtube link to it in operation.

http://youtu.be/nvEYDUYwvek


Andrew Dean
Springfield, MO
Author:  AndrewDean [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:54 pm ]
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Here is another video showing it running and plowing without assistance.

http://youtu.be/oGndpEPgEgw

Andrew Dean
Springfield, MO
Author:  HudsonL [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Interesting Rotary Snowplow
One thought is 3 engines, and I assume 2 throttles, wheel slip must interesting!

1 or 2 engineers?

-Hudson
Author:  Alan Walker [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Interesting Rotary Snowplow
HudsonL wrote:
One thought is 3 engines, and I assume 2 throttles, wheel slip must interesting!

1 or 2 engineers?

-Hudson


Probably one engineer, a pilot and one or two firemen. Steam consumption must be outrageous. If you want to be technically correct, I suppose that it's five engines (one engine driving each cylinder).
Author:  EBTRRM1 [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Interesting Rotary Snowplow
Three engines, six cylinders!
Author:  AlderGulch12 [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:30 pm ]
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I imagine the plow could be throttle governed for semi-automatic operation. Takes a load, opens the the throttle. What an amazing machine.
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