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Post by alex_farlie Sat May 12, 2012 12:26 am

Technical Enquiry concerning Steam Engine Controls...

Does anyone here happen to know what the control layout on GWR Locos was?

This relates to something posted in another thread..

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Post by BruceS Sat May 12, 2012 5:13 am

What loco in particular? - For a start GWR engines are right hand drive.

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Post by Dexter Sat May 12, 2012 7:12 am

This could be of some little help maybe...

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Post by alex_farlie Sat May 12, 2012 5:25 pm

In specfic, this enquiry was posted in relation to the exterior of an 81xx series loco someone was making Smile


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Post by leezer3 Sun May 13, 2012 1:01 am

alex_farlie wrote:In specfic, this enquiry was posted in relation to the exterior of an 81xx series loco someone was making Smile


Wot, me Shocked

As you're probably aware, the GWR went for a pretty extensive amount of standardisation.
Have a whole page on the cabs for the 41xx series (Nearly identical to the 81xx really, although this isn't really from the modellers perspective, and no full-on shot):
http://sambrandist.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/somerset-holiday-post-v-4160-ex-gwr.html

If you look at this photo (From a King, but the principles and locations are the same, rotations are from the top of my head mind, so may not be totally accurate):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crayzy_ray/4472795579/lightbox/
  • The large red handle in the centre is the regulator (Throttle). This swings from left to right to increase.
  • The smaller red handle on the right is the reverser. IIRC this spins clockwise to full forwards, with reverse anti-clockwise, probably about 8-10 rotations either way.
  • The small round brass circle thing with dots on is the brakes.
  • The three handles at the top are injectors for adding water to the boiler.
  • The tall rectangular gauge is the boiler water level
  • The gauge top right is vaccum brake pressure
  • The top left gauge is pressure
  • Bottom left is steam heating
  • Not sure what the bottom right should be, would have to look it up. Possibly air brake gauge.

Another page on the subject:
http://www.gwsr.com/footplate/VirtualFootplate.html

You'd really need to get to one of the existing 41xx locos for a proper look in the cab if you're thinking of modelling more than the basics.

Cheers

Chris Lees

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Post by alex_farlie Sun May 13, 2012 11:16 am

leezer3 wrote:
alex_farlie wrote:In specfic, this enquiry was posted in relation to the exterior of an 81xx series loco someone was making Smile


Wot, me Shocked


I wasn;t aware you were already looking into this! - I lack the technical skills to actually code a plugin for 'steam' traction, and in any case I wasn;t sure the current physics model in OpenBve could cope with a full blown steam engine. (There are very accurate steam engine simulations around, but these don't have source code available.)

Hopefully this thread will encourage someone to write a 'steam' system plugin, (I think there was BVE 4 Plugin)












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Post by Egg Sun May 13, 2012 3:40 pm

There are very accurate steam engine simulations around
What would they be? The best I ever saw was the steam locomotive simulator by Charl Vockerodt..

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Post by alex_farlie Sun May 13, 2012 3:45 pm

Egg wrote:
There are very accurate steam engine simulations around
What would they be? The best I ever saw was the steam locomotive simulator by Charl Vockerodt..

I was thinking of the one made by Bryan Atwell:=
http://www.battewell.freeserve.co.uk/#About_the_simulator

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