[Theme] Trains and boats (no planes)

[Akira]

Fons, wow, this is formidable...

[CS]

Fons, this is impressive.  The steerer should be well experienced.

Akira, the "steerer" is called the helmsman.

[Akira]

Akira, the "steerer" is called the helmsman.

Carl, thank you for the specific term.

[Hugh_3170]

Fons, there is some great detail in these last two images (Replies 477, 480).  I love the pot plant just forward of the helmsman in Reply #477 - I did not expect to see such an item on the boat. 

[Lars Hansen]

From Kalundborg harbour (Zealand). This impressive vessel is 178 meter long. Fuji X-E1/14mm. 

Quote: "pipelay  and  construction  vessel  designed  to 
deliver  complex  projects  in  a  safe,  efficient  and  reliable 
manner  in  water  depths  exceeding  3,000  metres." 

[benveniste]

How many miles per Galleon?

[MFloyd]

Snowblowing loco dating 1896 at the Lucerner Transport Museum (CH):



Steam-powered snow-blower

The full power of the Gotthardbahn’s steam-powered Xrot m No. 100 Rotary snow blower was used to tackle the great masses of snow. The jet of ejected snow could be directed up to 90m sideways and up to 18m in the air.

Heavy snowfalls and avalanches frequently held up rail traffic. The first vehicles with steam-powered high-speed bucket wheels to scatter snow drifts appeared around 1871. From 1890, self-propelled and pushed snow blowers become widespread in most countries with frequent snow. In January 1895, exceptionally heavy snowfalls closed the Gotthard railway for five days. The railway company felt compelled to order a steam-powered snow blower immediately. The SLM factory was unable to accept the order due to pressure of work. However, the Henschel engineering works in Kassel was able to deliver a non-self-propelled steam snow blower by January 1896.

Technical data
Original                       RRotary Xrot m No. 100 belonging to the GB
Year of construction       1895-96
Manufacturer               Henschel & Sohn, Kassel
Weight                       87 t
Fan blower height       3 m

[CS]

Good one, Christian. A serious piece of equipment!

[MFloyd]

Another enormous device is the cutting shield of the tunnelling machine used for the St Gothard railway tunnel, the longest in the world. Also displayed on the Transport Museum of Lucern (CH)



You find the presentation of the Transport Museum here https://www.verkehrshaus.ch/en

[CS]

Okay, that one upgrades to seriously serious! 

The tunnel is amazing, but the creating that cutting wheel was also a marvel. Of course I'm one that loves mechanical things that are absolutely filthy, spewing oil and grease around, vibrating the ground and making lots of noise too! 

[CS]

November 2011 had my wife and myself going down to see the famous Union Pacific 844  steam locomotive. We arrived ahead of the scheduled arrival of the old UP 844, but there were already crowds of others that also brought their kids and grandkids to see a piece of history that they might not ever see again.

While it was an exciting outing, most of my own excitement came from the fact that I couldn't get a clear shot of that massive engine, because of the massive crowd. The best that I got was bits and pieces, but sadly, no shots of the whole engine in one frame. Below you can see the problem from a photographer's point of view.

[Lars Hansen]

Tugboats - Fredericia harbour, Jutland.

[gryphon1911]

At the crossing

[Thomas G]

At the crossing

Story of a crossing. Nice one! Makes me want to see what's going on behind the train.

[Thomas G]

tallship