This is easy to replicate - you put oil on the tracks and slowly move it onto the oil, then stop, then gun the throttle. The wheels slip, oil smokes, but the steam pressure dies quickly so it doesn't last long.
From what I understand, the throttle just doesn't glide out like an accelerator pedal on a car. Think sticky pedal. You pull gently--nothing happens, you pull a bit more--nothing happens, you yank it and--WHEEL SLIP! I loved the video--great stuff.
Smoking like it was a oil burner. The fireman should feel ashamed of that display.
A wild, uncontrolled slip can bust the valvegear.
It happened in the UK, but there was water carry-over which jammed the throttle wide-open.
The locomotives wheels acheived a rotational speed equivalent to 140mph. basically the whole 'bottom end' of the locomotive had to be re-built. It was damn near the worst case scenario, as the water didn't burst the cylinder walls, just the end covers.
I Just would like to tell you that the fireman is doing nothing wrong, Yes there is a lot of black smoke but that smoke is caused by the slipping and the draft cause from it. the draft caused suction that caused the sucking out coal particles and cinders that would of burned up if the engine did not slip. If you notice towards the beginning its a clean stack and towards the end after it passes by and the throttle is opened up again its clean.
Idiot! I can do better than that. You crack out the throttle a little bit at a time weather you have a long train or just running light engine. Where was the guy in the cab that was supposed to be smacking him over the head for that.
More like a peel out than a burnout.
SPS148669 3 months ago
...PO PROSTU CUDO !!!!!!!!!!!!!
arturroo9 7 months ago
''Don't worry little Thomas, after a good washout (burnout), you'll be a different engine''
TheRailbaron 8 months ago 2
she's a rocket
1xsooliner 1 year ago
Looks like there was a lot of smoke in the firebox and smokebox and the pull of the steam shot it out.
97trainman 1 year ago
This is easy to replicate - you put oil on the tracks and slowly move it onto the oil, then stop, then gun the throttle. The wheels slip, oil smokes, but the steam pressure dies quickly so it doesn't last long.
ShadowXII 1 year ago
From what I understand, the throttle just doesn't glide out like an accelerator pedal on a car. Think sticky pedal. You pull gently--nothing happens, you pull a bit more--nothing happens, you yank it and--WHEEL SLIP! I loved the video--great stuff.
caseygblake 1 year ago
@caseygblake I don't know about YOUR RR, but at least mine can afford to grease it's Johnsons!:)
TheRailbaron 8 months ago
@TheRailbaron I'm certainly not an expert on engine driving but I thought the Johnson bar was the reversing lever?
caseygblake 6 months ago
BEAUTIFUL !!!! I miss Chama, and watching all the engines :(
supermom46372 1 year ago
oh hell yes steam rolls
robloxiantrainmaker 1 year ago
What's a burnout?
fudgebaker 1 year ago
@fudgebaker When you apply full throttle in a vehicle so fast and sudden it makes the wheels spin on the spot.
ShadowXII 1 year ago
Bet you when the owner of this trian saw this video he was a little steamed:) Get it,steamed
MegaDave001 2 years ago 2
those things have so much power. they are tearing up track all the time from a dead stop
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
Smoking like it was a oil burner. The fireman should feel ashamed of that display.
A wild, uncontrolled slip can bust the valvegear.
It happened in the UK, but there was water carry-over which jammed the throttle wide-open.
The locomotives wheels acheived a rotational speed equivalent to 140mph. basically the whole 'bottom end' of the locomotive had to be re-built. It was damn near the worst case scenario, as the water didn't burst the cylinder walls, just the end covers.
NJPurling 2 years ago
I Just would like to tell you that the fireman is doing nothing wrong, Yes there is a lot of black smoke but that smoke is caused by the slipping and the draft cause from it. the draft caused suction that caused the sucking out coal particles and cinders that would of burned up if the engine did not slip. If you notice towards the beginning its a clean stack and towards the end after it passes by and the throttle is opened up again its clean.
Chatzi473 2 years ago
@NJPurling And Your experience as an enginmen is?
484684984 1 year ago
:25 pollution much?
shaneg313 2 years ago
A lot of that is vapor.
melisluv06 2 years ago 2
yeah a steam train can do a burnout better then a racecar LOL
starbster 2 years ago 10
Idiot! I can do better than that. You crack out the throttle a little bit at a time weather you have a long train or just running light engine. Where was the guy in the cab that was supposed to be smacking him over the head for that.
3254man 3 years ago
@3254man Exactly wat i thot!
skybluedragonator 1 year ago
cool.......i going to do it on my 1st day.lol.
micahthatrocks 3 years ago
micah, if you do that intentionally the first day, it will be your last day.
And deservedly so.
You need to treat these locomotives with respect and be gentle.
Wonder if the flues got cleaned a little?
robertgift 3 years ago
oh yea..i would never do that to a steam lcoomotive...thios guy must have had no idea what he was oing what so ever..
micahthatrocks 3 years ago
Good.
Yes, I can understand wheel slip when starting out pulling a train.
My great uncle was an engineer on a huge NYC 4-8-4 locomotive.
He said the power was enormous and one had to be careful.
He always treated his locomotive gently and his had fewer maintenence problems.
I treat my vehicles gently and have been very lucky.
robertgift 3 years ago
Reminds me when I first learn to drive stick shift, lol
NickAE86 3 years ago 2
it is actuly caled a WheelSlip
tweetsie12190 3 years ago
usually locomotives don't recover and accelerate that quickly when their wheels slip....
traindude109 3 years ago
How to do a better burnout than a race car. LOL. 487 now rules burn outs.
Chris9017 3 years ago 2
BURNOUT!!! WOOOO!!!
Hyce777 3 years ago 8
man what pain on the locomotive cool though
JJreelProduct 3 years ago
Its not called a burnout for locomotives,Its called"WheelSlip"
Inuyasha4lif 3 years ago
Saw this a while back. They were burning rubber from a dead stop, LOL!!!
CoastStarlight11 3 years ago 3
lol,I bet he was like I know what to do,and he just opened the throttle as far as she would go lol
Inuyasha4lif 3 years ago 3
lol kool!
MikeDelic14 3 years ago
LOL!
amtrakboy627 3 years ago
Well atleast he got em rollin.....if he pulled that on a 100 car grain train he would have been screwed...
heelblocks 3 years ago 2
why what would of happened?
mikhailr13 2 years ago
i love it
goreds03 3 years ago
LOL!! Nice video!
CoasterMike2105 3 years ago
Wow! Look at the smoke! That is sweet!!! 5 stars!
BoredTrucker1902 3 years ago
Best engine there...they never take the snowplow off that one.
SF3751 4 years ago
maybe he was in a hurry to get to the bar lol
Trainman11185 4 years ago 2
I didn't know that steam locomotives could do burnouts. Nice one, man!
razgrizaceblaze259 4 years ago 2
Oops!
VFB1210 4 years ago
Looks like he needs a little bit more training
Derailedtrain666 4 years ago 3
he lost. oh well
Engineer5344 4 years ago
1st one to Krispy Kreme wins! lol
amtrakf40 4 years ago