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Title: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Debs. on 28 June 2010, 12:44:33
....further to Mark`s recent post about the piston/cylinder of a diesel-locomotive embedding itself in an American house.

It was clearly not a one-off event. :-/

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=54b_1277715481
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 June 2010, 12:49:40
Ahh, that was the video I tried to find at the time. Now I know why I couldn't find it on YouTube. ::)

Kevin
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 28 June 2010, 15:29:22
Nice find Debs :y :y :y
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: PhilRich on 28 June 2010, 23:44:04
Should've checked the oil Hank, Holy Crap! I told ya tu check the goddamm oil! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: hoofing it on 29 June 2010, 06:38:06
That guy standing near it when it blew was lucky.
I bet he lost a few pounds down his trouser leg ;D ;D
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 June 2010, 08:17:51
I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/73096Cylinder.jpg)

 :D :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: The Red Baron on 29 June 2010, 08:22:00
ouch. :o
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: hoofing it on 29 June 2010, 16:37:46
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I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/73096Cylinder.jpg)

 :D :D :D ;)
That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: SJKOO01 on 29 June 2010, 18:11:25
Wonder if his 'Trade card' will help cover cost of repairs  ::)
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 June 2010, 18:29:07
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Quote
I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/73096Cylinder.jpg)

 :D :D :D ;)
That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

No Hoofing it.  That was a complete motion wrecking 'incident' when the regulator was 'locked' out fully open and no one could close it before severe damage was done.

This was Standard 5 73096 on the Watercress Line back in March 2009!! :'( :'( ;) ;)  In this instance it was no doubt due to priming with excessive water entering the cylinder with the steam; bang!  £200,000 worth of damage :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 June 2010, 10:23:15
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I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/73096Cylinder.jpg)

 :D :D :D ;)
That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

No Hoofing it.  That was a complete motion wrecking 'incident' when the regulator was 'locked' out fully open and no one could close it before severe damage was done.

This was Standard 5 73096 on the Watercress Line back in March 2009!! :'( :'( ;) ;)  In this instance it was no doubt due to priming with excessive water entering the cylinder with the steam; bang!  £200,000 worth of damage :'( :'( :'(

.. and I think they then set fire to the traction motors on 33208 , which was sent to recover it. "One of those days".  ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Sixstring on 30 June 2010, 10:34:41
mmm....bet they lost their NCB for that one...............
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 30 June 2010, 10:44:40
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I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/73096Cylinder.jpg)

 :D :D :D ;)


Very impressive indeed :y :y but frightening :y
Title: Re: Locomotive piston failure
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 30 June 2010, 16:12:25
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Quote
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I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:

(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/73096Cylinder.jpg)

 :D :D :D ;)
That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

No Hoofing it.  That was a complete motion wrecking 'incident' when the regulator was 'locked' out fully open and no one could close it before severe damage was done.

This was Standard 5 73096 on the Watercress Line back in March 2009!! :'( :'( ;) ;)  In this instance it was no doubt due to priming with excessive water entering the cylinder with the steam; bang!  £200,000 worth of damage :'( :'( :'(

.. and I think they then set fire to the traction motors on 33208 , which was sent to recover it. "One of those days".  ;D

Kevin

I had heard that bit Kevin, but didn't realise it was the same day as the 73096 incident :o :o :D :D :y