Rock Burners? Sludge Burners? FART burners?

TheLoadedDog

I saw a postcard today depicting a Swiss (I think) heritage rack railway. The tank engine had a couple of gas cylinders strapped to the back of it.

Could it be?
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ninthnotch · Site Admin Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 2340

Made me think of the level crossing accident reports from early 1940's petrol rationing days when it was reported that "the gas producer was damaged"

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Secret Agent · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject:

Wait till you see the Swiss steam loco, with a pantograph on the cab roof, yes an electric steam locomotive! Cool

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TheLoadedDog · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:01 am Post subject:

Have posted that pic of the electric kettle over on RP.

Can't find it now, but know it well.
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Filtertron · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:53 am Post subject:

Tha' be the electric steamer you be wantin'.
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Gromit · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:23 am Post subject:

Gas fired locos have been around a while, the Balley Hooley (or whatever the fuck it's called) had an LPG fired loco ages ago, but someone stacked it and it was written off. Their current runner may be a fart burner. The A10 in Croydon (last time I saw it) had a brand new boiler made for gas, but I suspect the loco is still in a gazillion tiny bits and pieces.

Personally I favour rock burners, fat burners smell like diesels!
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Gromit · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:25 am Post subject:

Croydon in the Gulf of Carpentaria that is.
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Filtertron · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:32 am Post subject:

Gromit · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:41 am Post subject:

Noice! It's going together!
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Filtertron · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

It'll certainly give me more of a reason to visit once they've got that little chubber running! Cool

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409 · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject:

I was under the impression that the project was at a standstill? Good to see that it is slowly coming together.
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rowie · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 95

The kettle(s?) at Dreamworld are gas fired

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TheLoadedDog · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:48 am Post subject:

Hmm... not sure. It was very like that, but the other photo was taken from behind the loco, so I didn't get a good look at the train side-on. And, IIRC, the loco was black, and there were two cylinders on the back. I don't remember the smoke or otherwise).

Still, there can't be that many like that. Might well be the same railway at least, if not loco.
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