Dave Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Picked up this little (well not quite so little) beauty at the weekend with 20 boxcars, Genesis Challenger 4-6-6-4 And a little video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 That's is an amazing piece of engineering in model form Dave. Imagine what the prototype is like. If it was 00 the tender would probably be as big as the 071. Great model, really enjoyed the video also. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thanks Rich, I'm really getting into the American stuff. Although my main interest is Irish I just couldn't resist it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Wow! Not a steam fan myself but that is an impressive beast! And the sound is phenomenal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 jesus dave.....thats some big girl- hope you can handle her!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thats a lovely model! How long are they in real life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Welcome to the darkside my man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thanks lads, she is a monster the 071 was tiny beside her! I love the late Union Pacific steam era into early diesels. I want a Big Boy next, that's a 4-8-8-4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Wow impressive loco Dave-nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Oh dear oh dear oh dear :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Welcome to the darkside my man! Fran you sound like Senator Palpatine. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Thanks lads, she is a monster the 071 was tiny beside her! I love the late Union Pacific steam era into early diesels. I want a Big Boy next, that's a 4-8-8-4! 24 wheels before you include the tender, it sounds like a monster Dave. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 No Harm in a bit of the Unusual really!! Very nice Vid.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Lovely loco, Dave... an absolute beast! And to think she'll be dwarved by the Big Boy when you get it! Edited December 6, 2013 by Garfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Fran you sound like Senator Palpatine. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Forget about Big Boy girls, you need one of these! 2-6-6-6 ALLEGHENY These were the heaviest reciprocating steam locomotives ever built, at 389 tons for the locomotive itself plus 215 tons for the loaded tender Edited December 6, 2013 by WRENNEIRE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 [quote=WRENNEIRE; 2-6-6-6 ALLEGHENY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 i see your 2-6-6-6 ALLEGHENY and raise you the Virginian Railways 2-8-8-8-4 built in 1916! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 Too much train porn on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 Forget about Big Boy girls, you need one of these!2-6-6-6 ALLEGHENY These were the heaviest reciprocating steam locomotives ever built, at 389 tons for the locomotive itself plus 215 tons for the loaded tender But the Big Boy was the most powerful steam loco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 The ALLEGHENY was the most powerful of them all. I have one of those Rivarossi models and they're absolutely stunning. The Genesis Challenger and Big Boys are too. I wished I owned the Big Boy in this pic, but I am lucky enough that I own the big UP power either side of it. All have sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 But the Big Boy was the most powerful steam loco Nope, the Allegheny was. The Big Boy was bigger and faster mind you. The Allegheny was built for heavy coal slogging up the mountains. The Big Boys were built for fast freight. No weakling themselves mind you but the higher speed meant less tractive effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Pretty sure the Virginian Triplex was the most powerful, but it could only manage a max of 5Mph for a few minutes! (it was designed entirely to bank heavy trains up mountains!) Here is a pic with some humans to scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Then again, the Allegheny's could generate 7,500 HP at 40 MPH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 MTH do a nice model of the triplex. I guess it comes down to what you mean by most powerful? High horsepower, tractive effort? The Allegheny chucked out 7,500hp at 40mph, so probably the highest most usable power. The boilers were good for 8,000. No modern diesel gets near that. A bit more info http://www.steamlocomotive.com/allegheny/ Either way, monsters, the lot of them! I can't wait till the Big Boy gets out on the mainline again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 just emagine the size of the turntable that these babies used! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Too much is written about what was the most powerful steam loco Tests of the C&O with a dynamometer car indicating momentary readings of 7,498 hp (5.6 MW) with readings between 6,700 to 6,900 hp (5.0 to 5.1 MW) at about 45 mph (72 km/h). No one has published a higher dynamometer horsepower for any steam locomotive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Picked up this little (well not quite so little) beauty at the weekend with 20 boxcars, Genesis Challenger 4-6-6-4 [ATTACH=CONFIG]10500[/ATTACH] And a little video Where that thing is concerned, there's no such thing as a "little video", she's a beauty Dave, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Stunning model, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks lads, she's a stunner. Only problem is I have no layout to run her since I have moved:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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