[Fourlanders] OT - making of a steam locomotive

[Ron Rogers]

The thing that jumps out at me when watching these types of films of this
era is the total lack of goggles, leather aprons, or face scatter shields on
ANY of the steel workers in the areas where steel is being poured, surfaced,
or ground. 

Can you imagine how many workers ended up with severe eye damage and skin
burns from pouring molten steel hot sparks and flying slag shrapnel during
the forging processes ??!!  

 

Ron

WW8RR

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From: Fourlanders [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
John Kludt
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 11:37 AM
To: whensley11 at comcast.net; Fourlanders
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] OT - making of a steam locomotive

 

Wow!  The engine is a K1 Northern and is the second of two built in the
Angus shops.  The engine was preserved and is on display at IPSCO in Regina
Saskatchewan.

Supposedly one of the skills that has been lost is the manufacture of the
expansion bolts that hold the boiler together.  The challenge was/is
designing a bolt that can maintain the correct tension while cold and at
operating pressures and temperature.

I would have liked to been part of the steam age - pretty cool stuff.

Look at the workers - OSHA would be having a fit today!

Johnny

-----Original Message----- 
From: whensley11 at comcast.net 
Sent: Dec 21, 2014 1:21 AM 
To: Fourlanders 
Subject: [Fourlanders] OT - making of a steam locomotive 




The link and video speak for itself.  It's a worthwhile watch!  To think
what they did back-in-the-day!!!

 

http://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/watch-a-4000hp-locomotive-get-built-by-hand
-in-1928-absolutely-amazing-video/

 

73,

 

Kim

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