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| Teleman |
Steam turbine locoFound on the big H . It was on a post about the club model
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/turbom/turbom.htm |
| poliss |
I'm still not sure why they converted it to a reciprocating engine. |
| Joe |
Shame it had to be written off after that Crash.
I think if it weren't hauling that train it may have been in the National collection today... Probably waiting to be put back into its Turbine State again. |
| Even older tom |
My reference book is not definitive but it does mention that she went into Crewe works with a defective turbine in 1949 and emerged as a normal engine. Could be they lost interest and couldn't be bothered?? |
| Joe |
Or it may not have been very economical for the Companies that kept them, Or perhaps there was a lack of spares and shebroke down alot? who knows? |
| poliss |
Wikipedia says, "It was taken out of turbine service due to a failed forward turbine, and the turbine was not repaired because Stanier was no longer in charge in the nationalized system."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Turbomotive |
| poliss |
Found loads more information on the Turbomotive. See http://lmsforum.forumup.co.uk/forum-22-lmsforum.html
The topic is 'The Life and Death of 6202'. It's in 5 parts. |
| Teleman |
Lots of reading there Pol , thanks |
| Joe |
In this months hornby Mag it has a pic of a turbine loco and someone has made a model to go ontop of a Hornby black five chasis |