Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Friday, October 16, 2020

Because It's Friday

A Garrett in Zimbabwe:



One thing about Garretts made no sense to me: Why the cylinders were placed as far as possible from the boiler. That means that the steam lines from the throttle dome have longer to run and that the exhaust from the cylinders also have further to go before they are exhuasted out the blastpiple. The engines of a steam locomotive don't really care in which direction they run; see, the Southern Pacific's Cab-Forwards.

4 comments:

Deadstick said...

If the cylinders were at the other end of the driver units, I think they'd interfere with the articulation joints.

Comrade Misfit said...

True, they'd have to make an already-long locomotive even longer. Which means bigger turntables, etc.

CenterPuke88 said...

But it also allows for a lower locomotive, plus the equivalent of two engines in one.

Bruce said...

Wouldn't it have also been an issue that as water and fuel were consumed, the reduced weight on the drivers would have had an effect on traction? Still, a handsome locomotive.