Don Ashton’s Valve Gear Simulation Software
Don Ashton’s website offers downloadable simulation software for several types of valve gear plus useful information, articles and links to other sites of interest.
Don Ashton’s Valve Gear Simulation Software
Charles Dockstader’s website
Charles Dockstader’s website offers several (approx 14) downloadable software packages for simulating Walschaerts, Stephenson, Baker, Joy, Allan, Gooch, Hackworth, Caprotti, Gresley, Bulleid, and several other valve gears.
“STEAM” Locomotive Performance Simulation Software
5AT Group member Jamie Keyte is in the process of developing a new steam loco performance simulation package which he has named “STEAM“, standing for “Steam Traction Engineering Analysis Method”. The software is being developed as an MS Excel spreadsheet model which offers the significant advantage over other packages in that it can be interrogated […]
Allan Wallace’s Software
Dr Allan Wallace (PhD in mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics) runs his own engineering consulting company Avocet Consulting Pty Ltd in Adelaide, South Australia, that specialises in solving unusual and difficult engineering problems. Allan has undertaken several railway-related projects including the design of specialized rail freight wagons. Like Richard Coleby, Allan is an enthusiastic builder […]
Prof. Bill Hall – Papers and Locomotive Simulation Software
The AST Trust is grateful to Mrs Mary Hall, the widow of the late Bill Hall for granting permission to make available for download copies of her husband’s steam locomotive simulation software suites Perform and Perwal. The group is also grateful to his daughter Janet for providing us with photos of her father and some […]
Downloadable Reference Material relating to Steam vs. Diesel Debates
Newman, C.J.E., “Considerations relating to costs of ‘Sustainable’ Railway Traction Options“, published in New Zealand Solar Action Bulletin No 88 Oct 2009. Rhodes J., The Economics of Coal as a Locomotive Fuel on US Class 1 Railroads – an independent study project in the Transportation Policy, Operations, and Logistics Masters Degree Program at George Mason […]
Downloadable Reference Material relating to Fuels & Emissions
McCammon B., “Review of Carbon Neutral Fuels with Potential for Use in Modern Steam Locomotives” , an unpublished paper prepared specifically for the 5AT Project. Coal – Resources and Future Production published by the Energy Watch Group in March 2007. Porta, L.D., “The Contribution of a New Steam Motive Power to an Oil-less World” presented […]
Downloadable Papers and Broadcasts relating to Modern Steam
The following is a list of some downloadable papers and broadcasts relating to the subject of Modern Steam. Solar Action Bulletin for Oct 2009 covering the topic of New Zealand Rail which includes three articles by members of the 5AT Planning Group: “Could there be a place for Steam Traction for Rail Transport in a […]
Porta Papers
A large number of paper covering a whole spectrum of topics about Modern Steam were written by Ing L.D. Porta, however most remain in hand-written manuscript form. The few that have been published include “Porta L.D., Advanced Steam Locomotive Development – Three Technical Papers” published by Camden Miniature Steam. The papers included in this publication […]
Books on General Steam Technology
Phillipson E. A., Steam Locomotive Design: Data & Formulae, repub. The Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd., London, 1936, available from Camden Miniature Steam as a digital download. Quayle J.P., Kempe’s Engineers Year-Book, 90th Edition, Morgan-Grampian Book Publishing Co. Ltd., London, 1985. Haigh A., The Design, Construction and Working of Locomotive Boilers – an Engineering Appraisal, Express […]
Books on Steam Development
Chapelon A., La Locomotive a Vapeur, English edition [translated by Carpenter G. W.], Camden Miniature Steam Services, 2000. Rogers H.C.B., Chapelon – Genius of French Steam, Ian Allan, 1972. Van Riemsdijk, J.T., Compound Locomotives, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1994 Carney I.F., Fowler’s Fury – the Story of a Unique British Locomotive, Ian Carney & Noodle Books, […]
Books on Modern Steam
Wardale D., The Red Devil and Other Tales from the Age of Steam, fifth edition, pub. Camden Miniature Steam, 2017 (available through this website). Wardale D.,The 5AT Fundamental Design Calculations, pub. ASTT 2014 (available through this website). Koopmans J.J.G., “The Fire Burns Much Better ..” pub. Sheffield University 2006. Fozard A., ed., 5AT Feasibility Study, […]
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