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| Author: | Phil Mulligan [ Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sellers 1922 Non-Lifting Injectors |
> Sorry to bud in here but would you mind > telling me the difference b/t a lifting ant > non-lifting injector? Short answer from a trolley dude. A nonlifting injector sits under the cab and is a gravity feed from the tender. A lifting injector is above the bottom of the tender, maybe level with the cab window or so, and has to lift water from the bottom of the tender to its level before it feeds it to the boiler. Electric City Trolley Museum Association |
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| Author: | Hugh Odom [ Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steam Back on Commuter Trains in Zimbabwe |
I think Bob Yarger asked about Zimbabwe steam recently. I found this story on the SAR Yahoo Group tonight, and was able to find the original story at the link below. Zimbabwe announced last week that steam has been permanently re-instated on commuter trains due to diesel shortages. Zimbabwe has quite a few Garratts that were rebuilt (including roller bearings on all axles) in the 1980's. Most of these had been moth-balled in the last few years, but I believe some have remained on switching duty the whole time. Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) was almost 100% diesel in ~1980, went back to almost 100% steam, and has oscillated back and forth between these states several times since then. Canadian rail consultants did their damnedest to get rid of all the steamers in the 1990's, but despite all, steam is still hanging on. This just may turn out to be the last "real" mainline steam in the world. Regards, Hugh Odom The Ultimate Steam Page http://www.trainweb.org/tusp NRZ Re-Introduces Steam Locomotives whodom2001@yahoo.com |
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