If I'm correct, this is the crosshead wristpin, where the main rod connects to the piston. This is on the rear set of drivers. When I walked up to look at the giant 4014, I could feel the heat of ... (more)
Lubrification on the 2-8-0 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244, which was built in 1946 for the french SNCF by the Montreal Locomotive Works, during the visit at the Locorama Romanshorn.
The running gear of the steam locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Furka mountain railway (Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke, DFB) is a masterpiece of earlier engineering. Designed and built in 1923 at the Sw... (more)