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madokie

(51,076 posts) Fri May 2, 2014, 04:07 AM May 2014

Building the Coronation Scot LMS Steam Locomotive - Vintage film 1938

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RcLHb1Kczy8

Pretty neat old film showing off old technology.

Enjoy!

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Building the Coronation Scot LMS Steam Locomotive - Vintage film 1938 (Original Post) madokie May 2014 OP

Thanks. I really enjoyed that. Arkansas Granny May 2014 #1

Thank you for the post! The final technologies of steam locomotion. Eleanors38 May 2014 #2

Arkansas Granny

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1. Thanks. I really enjoyed that.

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Fri May 2, 2014, 04:26 AM

May 2014

Eleanors38

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2. Thank you for the post! The final technologies of steam locomotion.

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2014, 04:53 AM

May 2014

The Chinese, I believe, ceased building steam locos about 25 yrs ago, IIRC, they were of British design. The U.S. started switching to diesel-electric in the 30s, and quickly replaced steam.

That frame hoisted about in the video was all-important. A resurrected oil-fired steam loco (built 1914) operated in Central Texas for some years in the 1990s for tourists. It had to be discontinued due to a failure in the frame. I don't think it was put back into service.

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