How to deal with excessively slippery rail conditions in a large modern 4-8-4, including effective use of the booster.
Great video, Overmod! Thanks for sharing the link!
Wheel slip mechanism on steam engines not so automatic as it is on 21st Century diesels.
With steam, it is an art, just to keep engine and train moving ‘at the limit’ of adhesion.
It’s not as automatic as you’d think.
Fascinating video! And I didn’t know 2102 had a booster!
Thanks Overmod!
It doesn’t take a significant part of your strength working with a three foot or so throttle mechanism actuating 30 or 40 feet of a mechanical linkage opening and closing a steam valve.
Never claimed it did.