Comments on: Tornado Steam Train To Carry First Passengers From York to Newcastle In Maiden Voyage http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn E. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1481721 Glenn E. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:43:09 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1481721 There's no mention of what it burns to heat the water it carries. If it's oil, then it's no where as efficient as a diesel engine. And if it's coal (as I suspect), then it's just adding to the air pollution problem, out of some nostalgic novelty. What hypocrites the UK government is. All this Global Warming scare came from them, years back, when Margret Thacher had had enough of the Coal Miners striking. She wanted the Britain to go Nuclear, so she pushed for UK scientists to demonize coal use. And eventually this lunacy of hers spread worldwide. But now, apparently, a coal fired railway service is OK!! There’s no mention of what it burns to heat the water it carries. If it’s oil, then it’s no where as efficient as a diesel engine. And if it’s coal (as I suspect), then it’s just adding to the air pollution problem, out of some nostalgic novelty. What hypocrites the UK government is. All this Global Warming scare came from them, years back, when Margret Thacher had had enough of the Coal Miners striking. She wanted the Britain to go Nuclear, so she pushed for UK scientists to demonize coal use. And eventually this lunacy of hers spread worldwide. But now, apparently, a coal fired railway service is OK!!

]]> By: Joe B http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1481243 Joe B Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:31:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1481243 re: joaoPT said, on February 1st, 2009 at 3:57 am Considering that USA is sitting on more coal than it can burn… ...how hard will it be to modernize the steam locomotive. In the early 1980's, such a steam locomotive was planned when it looked like the price of oil was going to continue to rise and the threat of continued "oil embargo's" It was to called the ACE 3000. Their goal was to "...develop a steam locomotive which was just as simple to operate and economical to maintain as a diesel-electric locomotive." more info can be found here: http://trainweb.org/tusp/ult.html <strong>[Ed. PLEASE discard the www in links, the site won't display them properly otherwise]</strong> re: joaoPT said, on February 1st, 2009 at 3:57 am
Considering that USA is sitting on more coal than it can burn…
…how hard will it be to modernize the steam locomotive.

In the early 1980′s, such a steam locomotive was planned when it looked like the price of oil was going to continue to rise and the threat of continued “oil embargo’s”

It was to called the ACE 3000. Their goal was to “…develop a steam locomotive which was just as simple to operate and economical to maintain as a diesel-electric locomotive.”

more info can be found here:

http://trainweb.org/tusp/ult.html

[Ed. PLEASE discard the www in links, the site won't display them properly otherwise]

]]> By: QB http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480961 QB Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:04:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480961 This looked like fun. <a href="http://www.a1steam.com/" title="The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust" rel="nofollow">Here is their website</a> which gives more info. And it wouldn't be the interweb with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0w06rSXTYg" title="YouTube - 60163 Tornado Steam Engine launch" rel="nofollow">youtube of the launch</a>. Thanks for the link. This looked like fun. Here is their website which gives more info. And it wouldn’t be the interweb with a youtube of the launch.

Thanks for the link.

]]> By: RTaylor http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480952 RTaylor Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:46:36 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480952 Steam locomotives requires a lot of maintenance, so I doubt this is a trend. It's still nice to see the old girl moving again. Trains are my favorite way to travel. Modern aircrafts are torture chambers unless you can afford first class. Steam locomotives requires a lot of maintenance, so I doubt this is a trend. It’s still nice to see the old girl moving again. Trains are my favorite way to travel. Modern aircrafts are torture chambers unless you can afford first class.

]]> By: bobbo http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480892 bobbo Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:07:04 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480892 While traveling across England I was struck by how much torn up rail tracks there were--ie leaving the bare ground of the old right of way. "Years Ago" you could take a train(s) to just about anywhere in England. Cars/Roads destroyed this system. Pros and Cons to every approach. While traveling across England I was struck by how much torn up rail tracks there were–ie leaving the bare ground of the old right of way. “Years Ago” you could take a train(s) to just about anywhere in England. Cars/Roads destroyed this system. Pros and Cons to every approach.

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480891 pedro Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:05:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480891 Al Gore would approve. Al Gore would approve.

]]> By: joaoPT http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480886 joaoPT Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:57:51 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480886 Considering that USA is sitting on more coal than it can burn... Well this is a "memory lane" type of endeavor. But I wonder, how hard will be to modernize the steam locomotive: Trap coal emissions (particles mainly, but also CO2), modernize the piston system, the burning and heating... etc... That I would like to see. Considering that USA is sitting on more coal than it can burn…

Well this is a “memory lane” type of endeavor. But I wonder, how hard will be to modernize the steam locomotive: Trap coal emissions (particles mainly, but also CO2), modernize the piston system, the burning and heating… etc…
That I would like to see.

]]> By: Scott http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480852 Scott Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:34:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480852 That should read, York to Newcastle. That should read, York to Newcastle.

]]> By: Troublemaker http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/31/tornado-steam-train-to-carry-first-passengers-from-york-in-newcastle-in-maiden-voyage/comment-page-1/#comment-1480771 Troublemaker Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:12:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=38829#comment-1480771 If things keep going they way they are... this will be considered high-tech transportation in a couple of years. If things keep going they way they are… this will be considered high-tech transportation in a couple of years.

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