The following three English translations from the German of engineering papers by Von Dr. Ing. Arnold Tross, are available for download. Sincere thanks to Matt Janssen of the Vapor Locomotive Company, who commissioned the translations, for making them available to ASTT: Mathematical-Graphic Method for the Calculation of Rigid Staybolts with new design Shafts under all […]
Landau D., “Two Point Four Pounds per Ton – A Ramble through the History of Railway Mechanics“, 2003. Landau D., “Boiler Statistics – British Railways Maintenance Costs 1953-57“, published in SLS Journal Sept Oct 2004. Landau D., “From Shovels to CTs – Measuring the Energy of Trains“, published by the Railway Performance Society (date unknown).
Too many presentations on the 5AT Project have been made to record them all here. A small selection is therefore offered as follows: 2003: Brienz Conference presentation by Alan Fozard (also in text format); 2005: “Design and development of a Second Generation Advanced Technology Steam Locomotive” by Alan Fozard and John Hind, as given to […]
Broadcasts about the 5AT and Modern Steam have not been frequent, and the only two that are known are listed here: 19th July 2006 – BBC Radio 4 broadcast a program called “Steam Driven” that can still available on the BBC’s website. The broadcast features the voices of David Wardale, Roger Waller, Shaun McMahon and others expressing their views on […]
15 audio tracks recorded in South Africa in the early 1980s by David Wardale and Nick Bartlett are available on this website. They include several recordings of The Red Devil, including one during which it develops an equivalent drawbar power of around 2,460 kW (3,300 h.p.) while accelerating up a 1% gradient with 1200 tonnes […]
Numerous presentations have been made relating to the 5AT Project. Indeed, they continue to be made even after the project’s suspension, since the project is still of interest and significance to anyone interested in steam traction. Presentations about the 5AT may be found on a separate page in this section. This page provides access to […]
Here’s a link that leads to information about all sorts of steam concepts, new and not-so-new: Doug Self’s “Unusual Locomotives” at http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/locoloco.htm Here’s a link to a website that offers some introductory information about steam engines that has been especially recommended by the students of Linda Fuller from the Colonial Acadamy: http://www.custom-qr-codes.net/history-steam-locomotive.html. Here’s a link […]
Steam Locomotive Knowledge Base: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/ Rob Dickenson’s “International Steam Pages”: http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/newsteam/modern.htm Don Ashton’s “Steam Locomotive Valve Gears”: http://www.donashton.co.uk/index.html Coalition for Sustainable Rail: http://www.csrail.org/ 73082 Camelot Locomotive Society: http://www.73082-camelot.com/ International Steam Locomotives: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/steam/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/ Umgeni Steam Railway in South Africa: http://www.umgenisteamrailway.co.za Reef Steamers in South Africa: http://www.reefsteamers.com/ RSA Trainz – developing 3D virtual models of South […]
The following lists websites containing useful content relating to “modern steam”: Wikipedia page on 5AT Locomotive titled” “5AT Advanced Technology Steam Locomotive“ Wikipedia page on Modern Steam titled “Advanced Steam Technology“ Chapelon website: http://www.chapelon.net/ Ing. Livio Dante Porta: http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/ldp.htm Extensive information on modern steam subjects covering all the well known engineers and some less well […]
DLM (owner-operators of 52-8055): http://www.dlm-ag.ch/ West Coast Railways, Victoria, Australia: http://www.wcr.com.au Brienz Rothorn Bahn mountain railway (operating DLM locos): http://www.brienz-rothorn-bahn.ch/bahn/ Brig Visp Zermatt Bahn operating a DLM’d loco: http://www.bvz.ch/ Kirklees Light Railway: http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.co.uk/ or http://www.stephenashton.freeserve.co.uk/ Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino (End of the World Railway, Argentina): see http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/smcmahon/smfcaf.htm Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway: http://www.wllr.org.uk/ Puffing Billy Railway, […]
Steam Locomotive Design: http://www.steam-loco-design.co.uk/; contact ian.gaylor@steam-loco-design.co.uk Girdlestone & Associates: http://www.pgrail.co.za/; contact pgrail@venturenet.co.za Shaun McMahon: contact engineer@arnet.com.ar; see also http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/smcmahon/smcmahon.htm Nigel Day: contact Nigelsteamday@aol.com [see brochure]; see also http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/nday/nigeldayhome.htm DLM: http://www.dlm-ag.ch/; contact Roger Waller at roger.waller@dlm-ag.ch Vapor Locomotive Company: www.vaporlocomotive.com; contact Matt Janssen at mjanssen@vaporlocomotive.com. Interlok: http://www.interlok.info/indexe.htm