Steam turbine locomotive - Wikipedia
A steam turbine locomotive was a steam locomotive which transmitted steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive were made, mostly without success. In the 1930s this type of locomotive was seen as a way to both revitalize steam power and challenge the diesel locomotives then being introduced.
Steam Turbine Locomotives
Steam turbines made great nautical motors, where the hull of a ship provides a comparatively clean and cushioned environment. On the other hand, railroad locomotives get dirty while they are running over the road. Also, freight locomotives are involved in many low speed, high impact collisions coupling up to trains.
GE steam turbine locomotives - Wikipedia
The General Electric steam turbine locomotives were two steam turbine locomotives built by General Electric (GE) for Union Pacific (UP) in 1938. The two units were streamlined, 90 feet 10 inches (27.69 m) in length, capable of producing 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW), and reputedly able to attain speeds of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h).
Pennsylvania Railroad class S2 - Wikipedia
The Pennsylvania Railroad's S2 class was a steam turbine locomotive designed and built in a collaborative effort by Baldwin Locomotive Works and Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, as an attempt to prolong the dominance of the steam locomotive by adapting technology that had been widely accepted in the marine industry. One was built ...
Steam Turbine Locomotives: A Late Era Development - American-Rails.com
Sep 22, 2024 · The steam turbine locomotive was a variant of the steam locomotive and hailed at the time of its development as not only extremely efficient and powerful (which it was) but also that it could compete with the diesel locomotive in becoming the railroad industry's primary main line locomotive.
The Mighty Steam Turbine Locomotive: A Technical Masterpiece
May 14, 2023 · At the heart of a steam turbine locomotive lies a powerful turbine capable of generating over 6,000 horsepower (hp). These locomotives operate at high steam pressures, typically ranging from 600 to 1,000 pounds per square inch gauge (psig), and temperatures between 800 and 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Jawn Henry | Trains Magazine
Jun 5, 2006 · Norfolk & Western’s Jawn Henry (named for the legendary “steel-drivin’ man”) was the last of a handful of U.S. experimental steam turbine locomotives, which appeared as a response to the diesel-electric locomotive’s overall superiority to conventional steam power.
Steam Turbine Locomotives - loco-info.com
Giuseppe Belluzzo designed a steam turbine locomotive with each wheel powered by its own turbine. Built in 1908 by Officine Meccaniche in Milan, the locomotive had two axles and thus four turbines connected in series.
GE Steam Turbine Locomotives - Trains and Railroads
The General Electric steam turbine locomotives were two steam turbine locomotives built by GE for Union Pacific in 1938. The two units were streamlined, 90 feet 10 inches in length, capable of producing 2,500 horsepower, and reputedly able to attain speeds of 125 miles per hour.
Pennsylvania 6200 turbine locomotive - Trains
Jun 30, 2023 · Steam was fed into a 6,900 hp turbine mounted on the locomotive’s right-hand side. The turbine powered a modified version of a marine gearbox driving the two center axles; siderods carried power to the outer two sets of driving wheels.