steam power… ok who going to add the water and pay for putting the tanks up for holding the water. whos in charge of the boiler. whos going to pay for the extra men to do this. and who you going to get to run these things. i dont think you find many engineers going to do this. steam is to slow. to restrictive. having to stop every 30 miles or so to add water. put it in number 8 and go.
check out the thread about 2-8-8-2s to read more rantings about the nuclear powered loco in India
Oh and by the way – it is a Norfolk & Western Y-3 USRA 2-8-8-2 that has been “converted” to nuclear by our pal
I don’t mean any offence to any one, but If nuclear steam engines exsisted, WHO would operate it? nuclear engineers arn’t exactly a dime a dozen, and I can’t picture one of them getting down and grabing the oil can or grease gun and rags and oiling around. Further more, WHO is going to go near the thing when it’s laying on it’s side after hitting the log truck.
NukeBoy has provided me with LOTS of laughs over the last few days. Now with his INVENTION shot so full of holes that it couldn’t hold an ounce of water his balderdash grows OLD.
It’s time to talk about some thing else. How about that UP turbine that melted that bridge deck in, I think it was, LA.
OK guys, I think we’d better wrap this one up. If the poster has verifiable facts on how he built his nuclear locomotive, he should offer them.
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Jim Schulz
Associate editor, Trains.com
who regulates the use of the uranium or what ever else is used for the perpose of the nuke power. i cant see the railroads giving the resposibility of powering nuke steam engines to the shops. they lose to much stuff as it is. then this would make the railroads the target of every crook looking to make bombs. ive ask good questions but you bypassed with the answers. i really think steam would be good for excursions but not hauling freight again.
I agree Jim, my best wishes for his speedy recovery.
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WHO BUILT THE REACTOR VESSALE?