@@ThomasSawyers The combustion is external to the cylinder, so it's an external combustion engine. The combustion doesn't literally have to be outside.
@@MrCrispyNips04 Not just how much water, but the water temperature is the biggest factor. Figure if it's something like a steam locomotive it could hold close to a thousand gallons of water in the boiler chest. Getting that much water to temperature enough to make even a little steam to get a draft going can take hours if you're not pushing it hard. Back when steam was still king, they could afford to push a boiler hard. Now not so much, as the water has to heat up and the metal has to heat evenly else joints will warp, rivets pop. Leaks and possible boiler failure happen. So yeah, you can look at at least 8 hours if the water is cold to begin making steam but even that is running it hard. A day or two for a more gentle warm up from dead cold, less if the water still has residual heat from a previous heating.
@@irishboi7596 Well yeah, it's a thermal dynamic situation. Water can only be heated so fast and so to can iron and steel. The latter two being good enough conductor to transfer their heat into the water making it a process of warming the whole kit at a steady rate rather than trying to get a white hot fire in the firebox with low water to try and get flash steam to kick the action off. It's just easier to keep the locomotives in low fire near constantly save fore certain service tasks. But even then with the fires dumped, there was often enough stored heat in the boiler water to move into the shed or run hoses from one loco to another that was cold cold just to be able to move it over a short distance. Or dump the fire, leave it for a night come back twelve to twenty odd hours later and still have a water temp that's scalding. Steam engines are many parts interesting and scary with the kind of respect commanded for operation.
It's been done, dunno about on camera for all you social network generally types but I've seen it a couple of times when I worked festival amd traveled with the steam circus, stour Payne springs to mind, yea I've definitely seen this just the types to do it ain't on feckin tiktok 😂🤣
I remember being a little kid and just watching a renovated steam engine roll down the street and being so exited. I wish they were still used on the tracks today. Love your content 💖
@@snarlingcats4927 You'd likely want to look for a heritage railway if wanted to see running steam locomotives, which is similar to the US. There's the Ffestiniog Railway in Gwynedd, Wales, the The Great Central Railway in Loughborough , Leicestershire, the Bluebell Line in Sheffield Park, Sussex, and The West Highland Line near Loch Ness, Scotland (This route, the Jacobite, is the same line that was used in the Harry Potter films). There is also the LNER Tornado which hauled occasional passanger trains on the mainline from 2009 to 2021 when she was withdraw from mainline service and entered a prolonged overhaul. The Corris Railway also employees new built steam for it's operation. There are also approx 25 on going projects to build new steam engines in the UK, outlined on the wiki page "Steam locomotives of the 21st century"
There's a historical one that still runs in Scotland. It's called The Jacobite and it is the train used in Harry Potter as the Hogwarts Express @@snarlingcats4927
When I was in my mid 20’s my ex father in law, may he rest, took me an the whole family to a steam show in Darien NY. He loved old style engines and tractor pulls. We bonded over the fact that we both loved this business and he got me out of jail and made me into a firefighter and medic. Owen, bless you. You brought a tear to this old smoke eaters eye.❤
It's such a nice sound when the rhythm gets going. It reminds me of the feeling when you're very excited about something and your heartbeat feels like it's in the bottom of your throat.
Just came across your videos & I thoroughly enjoy it all ❤️ The accent, your sense of humor, history lessons, the variety, positivity, hard work, knowledge.. Much love sir!
I was at a summer fete once, it was so rainy and muddy all the modern tractors were stuck. It was the good old steam tractors that managed to get all the stuck vehicles out of the field. So cool. 😎
I love running these old steam engines they're always loads of fun despite the work, it's amazing just how smooth and quiet they run for the power they produce. I do have to hand it to everyone across the pond they have a lot nicer-looking engines than we do here in the states
This brings back memories! Growing up in a rural area, every year there'd be a fair where family would bring out antique tractors and steam engines. Livestock judging, tractor pulls, the whole nine yards.
@@EZ-D-FIANT”Irish” is a bit reductive when referring to someone’s accent. He has a Cork accent. Ireland is split into 32 counties, with 6 of those currently in the UK (Northern Ireland). Each county has a different accent from all the other counties, even if slightly. The cork accent is known for being a bit nasily. Dublin (the capital) is known for sounding quite common. And most of the northern accents have a bit of Scottish accent added in, as it was colonised by the Scots around 500 years ago.
@@HippoEnjoyer It all sounds Irish to me, I'm a Dorset boy I've never even been to Ireland but theirs regional accents everywhere however all these regional Irish accents are still Irish like I'm still English even with my Dorset twang!
Brilliant inventive people are making our lives better every day. It’s amazing that my grandmother saw automobiles and airplanes invented and men land on the moon in her lifetime.
I'm extremely happy because I love old machines like this. I love to see them cared for in the way. Yours is keep it up and keep caring for it love your machine and it make sure it will never Die. If you have kids teach your kids How to take care of it. Because machines like that are already nowadays to be seen properly working and taken care? You would not believe how many of those things. I've seen that are just broken down and no longer working. It makes me almost cry but it makes me very happy to see this thing working.
It's prolly been in the family since used on fields, ownership and maintenance passed down through the generations, usually even when they come up for Dale the sellers are sure to sell them to those in the filed already who already have that heritage, that being said I've worked many steam festivals and could start one myself so the knowledge can be picked up its pretty basic engineering......
I would assume that there is a valve that can be opened to release the pressure when still hot but not in use, so a hot start would be closing it and adding more coal. But I very easily could be wrong
You can imagine how this machine was innovative in the late 19th and early 20th century for many farmers. Imagine being a farmer and having a steam engine that could be used as a tractor while also being a portable engine to power various farm equipment, they were also possibly massive investments for the farm but were well worth the investment
I was stationed at RAF Fairford in the 80s. The locals still used coal and had frequent steam engine meets. Of all the memories, the smell of coal has stuck with me.
Love it!. Back in the early 2000's our local steam museum had an open day. Got talking to an old boy who owned the biggest steam engine I'd ever seen. He invited me 'up top' and allowed me to drive it (under instruction). Bril!. Now days sadly due to the Health and safety 'Wombles' the public here in Vctoria Aus aren't allowed anywhere near these beautiful bits of kit when they are fired up! ☹️
