The Cost Savings of Steam Today.

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That's one handsome locomotive!
 
John Carnahan
 
In a message dated 1/11/2008 6:58:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

People  who may well have looked at some of these issues are the A1 Steam  
Locomotive Trust in the UK - see limited details at  
http://www.a1steam.com/design.html - who are engaged in building and  
then operating a Peppercorn A1 steam locomotive on main line and  
preserved lines.

Tornado is close to being complete, and due to  enter mainline service 
this coming September.

Dominic  Pinto
London

NW Mailing List wrote:

> Ed,

> Why don't we  take a look at the man's work before we pick it apart?  

> The  diesel-electric locomotive is a very efficient machine but so is a 

>  steam turbine.  It's about the best steady-state machine out there.   

> Granted there are lots of questions to be answered, especially  

> emissions and fuel processing but let's hear the plan. 

> Rick  Huddle

>

>     ----- Original Message  -----

>     *From:* NW Mailing List  <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>     *To:* NW  Mailing List <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>   *Sent:* Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:32 PM

>   *Subject:* Re: The Cost Savings of Steam  Today.

>

>     I don't think so.  "The dollar  value of coal that would accomplish

>     the same amount  of "work" is only $3.0 billion, according to

>      calculations."  Whose calculations, based on what thermal

>   efficiency?  Is the assumption to be that today's steam  locomotive

>     would have a thermal efficiency equal to  that of an equal dbhp of

>     diesel  power?

>      

>     That's a lot of  assuming, and I don't think it'd fly.

>       

>     EdKing

>

>       ----- Original Message -----

>       *From:* NW Mailing List  <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>       *To:* NW Mailing List  <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>       *Sent:* Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:11 PM

>     *Subject:* RE: The Cost Savings of Steam  Today.

>

>         John - good for you  and I would also like to see the paper. 

>         

>         How do you address the  emissions issue?  When we look at those

>       old photos of J's and A's and Y-6B's there is a whole lot  of

>         smoke that was certainly OK in the  50's but today would

>         possibly be  looked at more critically by some.

>           

>         Anything that reduces our dependance  on foreign oil would be a

>         big plus in  my  book

>


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