Steam Trains.

By Nicole and Keith

How does a steam locomotive work?Fire is produced in the firebox which burns wood, coal or oil. Hot gases released by the combustion enter tubes in the boiler. The water in the boiler is heated at the hottest location, on and around the firebox, and produces steam. The steam pressure builds in the boiler as the water expands and is then released into the cylinders to move the pistons. The back-and-forth movement of the pistons moves the rods that turn the wheels. The exhaust steam from the cylinders goes up the blast pipe and joins with the smoke from the fire to go up the smokestack. That is when we see the big puff, and hear the swhooooosh.

Facts about steam trains!

George Stephenson invented steam trains in 1950.

The locomotive is the part of the train that makes the power to make the train move.

The steam acts on the pistons with the cylinders and forces them back and forth.

Each piston has a rod to make it go fast.

History of the steam engine after James WattIn 1800, the patent of James Watt was over. The consequence was an enormous mass of inventions with steam as their basis. All those inventors wanted to improve the steam engine. However, there were not many people that could achieve more than just a printed paper of their product.

Early steam locomotives had two cylinders, one either side, and this practice persisted as the simplest

arrangement. The cylinders could be mounted between the main frames

(known as 'inside' cylinders), or mounted outside the frames and

driving wheels ('outside' cylinders). Inside cylinders are driven by cranks

built into the driving axle; outside cylinders are driven by cranks on extensions to the driving axles.

The wheel has a lip so it wont fall of the rail. The longest stretch of

dead straight track is in western australian state across the nullarbor plain is about 478km.

Biography

Howstuffworks – http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/steam1.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine

A picture of the parts of the train.

What tasks do the train crew do?

FIREMAN-PUT COALS IN THE FIREBOX, MAKES THE FIRE AND KEEPS IT GOING CHECKS AND FILLS BOILER WITH WATER.

ENGINEER- OPERATES CONTROLS(THROTTLE, LEVER, WHISTLE)

BRAKEMAN- POLISHES AND CLEANS HEADLIGHT OIL THE WHEELS (OILER)

How the steam engine works.

http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/steam-trains/locomotive_works/steam-boiler.asp

The Kingston Flyer

Facts about the Kingston flyerThe Kingston Flyer is New Zealand's famous vintage

steam train, based in Kingston on the southern shores of Lake

Wakatipu, a 40-minute drive south of Queenstown. The

Flyer's history spans over 125 years and it still departs

Kingston Station two times daily during its running season

(beginning 1st October through 30th April).

The name "Kingston Flyer" was originally applied to the express passenger trains

that ran between Kingston and Gore, Invercargill, and less frequently, Dunedin.

The services commenced in the 1890s, not long after the government acquired

the Waimea Plains Railway and incorporated it into the national network. In October 1937, passenger services on the Kingston Branch ceased, resulting in the abbreviation of the Waimea Plains passenger services to a Lumsden-Gore service until it too ended, in September 1945. However, excursion trains from

Gore and sometimes Dunedin through to Kingston continued to operate at peak holiday seasons until Easter 1957. For

many years, these expresses and excursions operated in conjunction with steamers on Lake Wakatipu to provide

the primary access to Queenstown.

Thanks For Watching!