Found on http://themanlyblog.tumblr.com/ via http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=475808&nseq=189
For a clearer photo of a restored Shay drive locomotive: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-shay-drive-design-of-gear-driven.html
Monday, July 28, 2014
intriguing drive system on this worn out 56 yr old still operating locomotive engine
Found on http://themanlyblog.tumblr.com/ via http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=475808&nseq=189
For a clearer photo of a restored Shay drive locomotive: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-shay-drive-design-of-gear-driven.html
It's a Shay logging engine. There are still a few running around. Very slow, because of the low gearing, but able to haul huge loads. All the wheels were geared rather than using drivers with con rods.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeff! I'm just happy to find a photo of a variant on the traditional power system for a steam train. I dig variety and innovation
DeleteI see Jeff F. beat me to it. One of the steam tractor shows I attend has their very own Shay on the show grounds, and is used to ride spectators around. It's an awesome design.
ReplyDeleteHere's another variant.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the Heisler steam loco, competition for the Shay. I'd like to say that it was designed by Guzzi, but that would be wrong....
A steam engine with a driveshaft right down the middle...and an exposed counterbalanced crankshaft..They sound good, too!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisler_locomotive
http://www.schweich.com/images/DSCN1032sm.jpg