LOCOMOTIVE 1ST EDITION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Brian Floca | 9781416994152 | | | | | Locomotive 1st edition PDF Book Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. As part of the 50 State Quarters program, the quarter representing the US state of Utah depicts the ceremony where the two halves of the First Transcontinental Railroad met at Promontory Summit in Create a Want Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. C, Book Condition : Fine. Resume making your offer , if the page does not update immediately. Boards loose but connected, binding of text is tight. About this Item: MBI. A most charming second printing of the first edition in Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor traces of shelf -wear, crease on backside of dust jacket. Size: Large Folio 27 x 40 cms. Free shipping. Results 1 - 20 of This was to further inform the public or track workers of any active trains. A very fine, new and unused copy. Some independent manufacturers produced steam locomotives for a few more years, with the last British-built industrial steam locomotive being constructed by Hunslet in Not Ex-Library. Early locomotive designs using slide valves and outside admission were relatively easy to construct, but inefficient and prone to wear. Blowbacks were fairly common. A secondary ejector or crosshead vacuum pump is used to maintain the vacuum in the system against the small leaks in the pipe connections between carriages and wagons. Water from the condensed steam displaces the oil into pipes. Seller Inventory ING The pistons and valves on the earliest locomotives were lubricated by the enginemen dropping a lump of tallow down the blast pipe. The blastpipe is placed at a strategic point inside the smokebox that is at the same time traversed by the combustion gases drawn through the boiler and grate by the action of the steam blast. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. More information about this seller Contact this seller 6. Complete row of numbers to 1 on copyright page. Condition: Good. More-powerful locomotives tend to be longer, but long rigid-framed designs are impractical for the tight curves frequently found on narrow-gauge railways. See pics. These names were informally given and varied according to region and even politics. Steam locomotives are categorised by their wheel arrangement. Email to friends Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. Published by Augustus M. No Jacket. In the late s, John Ramsbottom introduced a safety valve that became popular in Britain during the latter part of the 19th century. Accessed May 22, Steam dome In the self-cleaning smokebox the opposite effect was achieved: by allowing the flue gasses to strike a series of deflector plates, angled in such a way that the blast was not impaired, the larger particles were broken into small pieces that would be ejected with the blast, rather than settle in the bottom of the smokebox to be removed by hand at the end of the run. On many railroads, locomotives were organised into classes. This was only possible by using oil-firing. Allchin Published by Author, Hampshire, England As the boiler is under pressure during operation, feedwater must be forced into the boiler at a pressure that is greater than the steam pressure, necessitating the use of some sort of pump. Main article: Duplex locomotive. Payment options Payment must be received within 10 days. Signed and dated in June by author Brian Floca on the title page. Published by The Engineer A seller you can rely on. London: Allan. Locomotive 1st edition Writer Impressive two page color illustrations of Electro-Motive Corporation diesel locomotives. Archived from the original on 21 June Early locomotives used lags, shaped wooden staves, fitted lengthways along the boiler barrel, and held in place by hoops, metal bands, the terms and methods are from cooperage. The locomotive shed at Wolsztyn is the last of its kind in the world. Seller Rating:. Bround in original black buckram with lettering on the spine in gilt. Seller Inventory IB This title is just one of a number of the author's Light Railway Handbooks I am selling on this site. Bound in original dark green cloth. The earliest locomotives did not show the pressure of steam in the boiler, but it was possible to estimate this by the position of the safety valve arm which often extended onto the firebox back plate; gradations marked on the spring column gave a rough indication of the actual pressure. About this Item: MBI. No Jacket. Dundee Built Locomotives. Narrow Gauge Fallacy. More information about this seller Contact this seller 2. Wright, Roy V. Contact the seller - opens in a new window or tab and request shipping to your location. A large market for outside builders existed due to the home-build policy exercised by the main railway companies. The development of the fusible plug , a temperature-sensitive device, ensured a controlled venting of steam into the firebox to warn the fireman to add water. Bound in original black buckram with lettering on the spine in gilt. Item added to your basket View basket. Valve gear Seller's other items. Jacket has Caldecott and Robert Siebert medals on front panel. Caldecott Medal on front of jacket. ID GAF1. Learn More - opens in a new window or tab International shipping and import charges paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. The weight of the locomotive is roughly proportional to the power output; the number of axles required is determined by this weight divided by the axleload limit for the trackage where the locomotive is to be used. Numerous variations on the basic locomotive occurred as railways attempted to improve efficiency and performance. Retrieved 10 July Last Days of Southern Pacific Steam. First edition softcover. Ransomes and Rapier Locomotives. Mixed power locomotives, utilising both steam and diesel propulsion, have been produced in Russia, Britain and Italy. Air brake pump Published by Atheneum Locomotive 1st edition Reviews Drawings illustrator. Condition: Nr Fine. Some British and American locomotives were equipped with scoops which collected water from "water troughs" track pans in the US while in motion, thus avoiding stops for water. The locomotive shed at Wolsztyn is the last of its kind in the world. A complete reference guide to locomotive mechanisms including illustrations and diagrams. Pictorial Card. The exhaust steam from the engine cylinders shoots out of a nozzle pointing up the chimney in the smokebox. Illustrated in black, white and color. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Retrieved 23 April Many builders' photographs and dimensional diagrams of late steam and early diesel locomotives. Yellowing to pages. Trevithick visited the Newcastle area in and had a ready audience of colliery coal mine owners and engineers. More information about this seller Contact this seller 7. Change country: -Select- United States There are 1 items available. In the Netherlands, the first electric trains appeared in , making the trip from Rotterdam to The Hague. Unread, unhandled copy. Firedoors come in multiple designs, the most basic of which is a single piece which is hinged on one side and can swing open onto the footplate. Add to Watchlist Unwatch. Soft Back. No Jacket. Learn more. Grey paper wrappers, stapled with embossed gold title lettering to front wrapper. Create a Want Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. First Printing. Regular scheduled steam services operated from until on the West Coast Railway. Blastpipe Smokebox Chimney. About this Item: Oakwood Press, Surrey, Oxygen generated by boiling water attacks the boiler, and with increased steam pressure the rate of rust iron oxide generated inside the boiler increases. Taxes may be applicable at checkout. A number of computer and video games feature steam locomotives. Results 1 - 20 of Monthly Magazine. Page size, 27 x 40 cms. Between and , the "Big Four" railway companies the Great Western Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway and the Southern Railway all built most of their own locomotives, only buying locomotives from outside builders when their own works were fully occupied or as a result of government-mandated standardisation during wartime. Two of them are preserved in working order in museums in Sweden. Its maximum working pressure is limited by spring-loaded safety valves. Fully Illustrated with engravings and 3 folding plates. A series of textbooks prepared for the student of the International Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses. On 2 March , the only steam locomotive still operating on the JNR, , a class locomotive built in , made its final journey from Oiwake railway station, ending years of steam locomotion in Japan. More information about this seller Contact this seller The earliest railways employed horses to draw carts along rail tracks. Henley Publishing, Two were fitted in front of the smokebox on big articulated locomotives. In November , a new build main line steam locomotive, Tornado , was tested on UK mainlines for eventual charter and tour use. Create a Want BookSleuth Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Mild rubbing to the covers, else a fine copy, without dust jacket. A secondary ejector or crosshead vacuum pump is used to maintain the vacuum in the system against the small leaks in the pipe connections between carriages and wagons.