A steam locomotive is known to be able to pull more then any pure combustion engine locomotive. (Uncited)

Why didn’t oil fired steam locomotives take off?

This started when I watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hszu80NJ438

During the runtime, it mentioned oil fired retrofits.

I search it up, and found one.

It was an overview video of a modern retrofit, and it seems to not be too difficult to retrofit, even using the same steam blaster to spread the oil in the smoke box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up1UaMVnv4M

  • TBi@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 days ago

    I always wondered why trucks didn’t become diesel electric or have a Prius style drive train (with diesel engine). Would be a lot easier to drive.

    • superkret@feddit.org
      4·
      2 days ago

      A gearbox is much smaller and lighter that what’s required for a diesel-electric setup.
      Diesel-electric is used for big engines in ships and railroads, where the necessary torque would destroy a gearbox.