CYLINDER DRAIN COCKS & STEAM ! At 08:29, the "steam" is NOT a publicity stunt ! It is necessary when restarting a steam loco, to first open the cylinder drain cocks. To blow out any condensed water that has collected inside the cylinders while the loco was stationary. You cannot "compress water" so if water has collected inside any of the cylinders, it is likely to knock out (break) the end of a cylinder, unless you open the drain cocks first. This simply allows fresh steam being put through the cylinders as you begin to move, to blow out any collected water preventing damage. So the drain cocks are normally left open for a few seconds after restarting, and then closed to avoid wasting any more steam. Steam locomotive Drivers therefore have to be very well trained, in not just how to drive these monstrously mechanical machines. But they must also be fully conversant with all the mechanical parts and there lubrication needs, or very nasty (and expensive) things can go wrong. Don't forget that huge highly pressurised boiler is effectively a motorised bomb, and would cause more damage if it exploded, than a World War 2 Japanese Kamikaze aircraft hitting a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier !!!!! Many "moons" ago, I was a Shed Master in charge of a whole fleet of steam locos, although none of them was nearly as big as this beautiful NSW Beyer Garratt.
@@davidmason7765 It's a great idea and lets hope they might. Unfortunately 3237 is currently under repair (at the time of writing this). The two locomotives working together at an event would have to be worked out between the two heritage orgainisations of LVR & Transport Heritage NSW Thirlmere.
İyi de siz Avustralyalılar, şu eyalette vardı, bizim eyalette yoktu diye hayıflanıyorsunuz. Biz ne yapalım kardeşim, sadece resimlerini gördük. Bir de böyle videolarda görüyoruz. Belki hiç göremeyeceğiz. Avustralyalılar olarak şanslısınız. Bunu kabul edin lütfen.
New South Wales is soooo lucky to have these beautiful steam locomotives. We in Victoria would kill to have one of these machines.
we have our own beautiful steam locomotives but yeah a garrett would be nice
CYLINDER DRAIN COCKS & STEAM !
At 08:29, the "steam" is NOT a publicity stunt ! It is necessary when restarting a steam loco, to first open the cylinder drain cocks. To blow out any condensed water that has collected inside the cylinders while the loco was stationary. You cannot "compress water" so if water has collected inside any of the cylinders, it is likely to knock out (break) the end of a cylinder, unless you open the drain cocks first. This simply allows fresh steam being put through the cylinders as you begin to move, to blow out any collected water preventing damage. So the drain cocks are normally left open for a few seconds after restarting, and then closed to avoid wasting any more steam.
Steam locomotive Drivers therefore have to be very well trained, in not just how to drive these monstrously mechanical machines. But they must also be fully conversant with all the mechanical parts and there lubrication needs, or very nasty (and expensive) things can go wrong. Don't forget that huge highly pressurised boiler is effectively a motorised bomb, and would cause more damage if it exploded, than a World War 2 Japanese Kamikaze aircraft hitting a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier !!!!!
Many "moons" ago, I was a Shed Master in charge of a whole fleet of steam locos, although none of them was nearly as big as this beautiful NSW Beyer Garratt.
Wonderful Loco.
Give the old girl a loaded freight to pull and show the diesels how it's done. Hardly raising a sweat pulling passenger cars.
Thanks. At 15.18, is that fellow Beyer Peacock engine 3237 in shot ahead of 6029's nose?
Yes the locomotive is Beyer Peacock No.3237 "Lachlan" of the LVR.
@@MolongRailwayAdventures great, wouldnt it be nice to see them working together some time
@@davidmason7765 It's a great idea and lets hope they might. Unfortunately 3237 is currently under repair (at the time of writing this). The two locomotives working together at an event would have to be worked out between the two heritage orgainisations of LVR & Transport Heritage NSW Thirlmere.
Bit of an act never used to piss around like that
From what we could tell at the event, it was organised by LVR & the crew on the loco as a publicity stunt.
İyi de siz Avustralyalılar, şu eyalette vardı, bizim eyalette yoktu diye hayıflanıyorsunuz. Biz ne yapalım kardeşim, sadece resimlerini gördük. Bir de böyle videolarda görüyoruz. Belki hiç göremeyeceğiz. Avustralyalılar olarak şanslısınız. Bunu kabul edin lütfen.