Re: C Class Rumours

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <37934499.E9B4A97@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 01:30:33 +1000
>From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
>Subject: Re: C Class Rumours

>Keith Malcolm wrote:

>> The "dead" weight of a steam loco is no water in the boiler and an empty
>> tender. The "live" weight is a full tender and 3/4 full boiler.

>Not necessarily.  If a steam locomotive was to fail climbing Molonglo Gorge and
>need to be pushed
>out by the Exploder, the tender would be full, as would the boiler.  How heavy
>would it be?  How
>much resistance would the Pistons have?

>--
>David Johnson
>CityRail Guard
>trainman@ozemail.com.au
>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/


Smart arse. In that situation the locomotive would be classed as live, and 
Exploders don't have buffers so pushing a steam loco out of the section could 
pose a problem. I can't remember a steam loco failing on Molonglo Gorge any 
way. Also I didn't think they called Explorers Exploders any more. they use a 
more derogatory term.