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[Penman]

Hi
Here is a puzzle pic for anyone who is into trains but might ponder "what is missing from this?"
and I don't mean the possible lack of lagging and cladding.

[Jason]

chimney?

jason
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[buzzy bee]

Hi

Smoke box, Front door, Chimney, Steam dome, Whistle, Safety Valves?

Cheers

Dave

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Smoke box, Front door, Chimney, Steam dome?

Cheers

Dave

[47Jag]

I reckon it's a dummy and is actually powered by gas (Filler pipe at front??)

Art

[peppiB]

it actually looks like a breed of engine used on large factory sites which didn't need a firebox, chimney etc as it was 'charged' from the factory steam line. You can see a pipe entering the front of the 'steam storage tank' as opposed to boiler.

Not really into trains but years ago in my youth we had such a machine on the site I worked, then about 15 years later I was commissioned to photograph it as it had been presented to Darlington railway museum. Think that was about 1985. I am old!

[Scotty]

I'm with Art - stored pressure, could it be steam.

I believe ICI at Ardeer in Ayrshire used a steam-powered engine, but because of the risk of explosion naked flame wasn't allowed in the plant, that included matches & lighters, so obviously no fire-box either.

The solution was a steam generating plant outside the risk area where the engine would top up its "tank" with pressurised steam.

Scotty.

[Rick]

Not much of a view out of the driver's bit is it!!??

I've been trying to read the sign on the side near the back, some Centenary Project??

R
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[Penman]

Hi
Seems like it was too easy.
Yes it is a fireless loco, they were particularly useful on sites where there were highly flammable substances and there was also a stationary boiler from which they could be charged.

Paper mills, chemical works even I understand sugar refineries.

I'm sure it would originally have been lagged and clad as that would have kept the internal temperature, and hence pressure, up for longer.

[Scotty]

Hi P,

I cheated a little as we have one in the museum's collection, which I walk past every day - and you're right enough, ours has a round shape to it and a ball-like front, some might even say st(r)eamlining! Boom-boom!