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Introduction |
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The Project
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Business
Plan
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Alan
Fozard's presentation at 1st International Steam and Tourist Train Congress,
Switzerland Oct 2003 |
The Locomotive
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| Performance
Predictions |
Calculated
Performance Predictions |
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Computer
Simulation Performance Predictions (using Prof Bill Hall's Software) |
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Predictions
of Actual Operational Performance (prepared by Dr David Pawson) |
Further Developments
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| Engineering (index) |
Engineers
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David
Wardale |
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Phil
Girdlestone
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| Roger
Waller |
SS Montreux |
| DLM's 52-8055 |
Shaun
McMahon
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Modifications to
FCAF Garratt No 2
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Nigel
Day
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Ian
Gaylor
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Ian
Screeton
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Livio
Dante Porta
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Obituary
to L.D. Porta |
Technical
Specifications
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Engineering
Design
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Detail
Design |
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| Fundamental
Design Calculations |
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Philosophy
behind the Design Specification
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| Completed
Drawings of the 5AT and 5AT Components |
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| Fundamental
Design Calcs |
Wardale's
Summary of the 5AT Fundamental Design Calculations |
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| FDC
Section 1.1: Determination of the Target Power & Tractive Effort - Speed
Characteristics |
| FDC
Section 1.2: Determination of the Target Load – Speed – Gradient
Curves |
| FDC
Section 1.3b: Preliminary Basic Calculations |
| FDC
Section 1.3.F. Rev 2: Preliminary Basic Calculations (final version 2nd
revision). |
| FDC
Section 1.4: Tractive Effort Diagrams |
Support Group (index)
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Who's Who
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| Photos |
Alan
Fozard's presentation at 1st International Steam and Tourist Train Congress,
Switzerland Oct 2003 |
| Help Required |
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Articles
and Letters
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The
Red Devil (book review) |
| "Whither
Steam Now" article by Wardale in Steam Railway magazine April 1998 |
| DLM's
52-8055 |
| "Clean
Steam" article by Chris Milner in Railway Magazine Nov 1999 |
| Letter
from John Hine from Railway Magazine Mar 2000 |
| Unpublished
letter from Chris Newman to Railway Magazine Mar 2000 |
| "What
Could You Do With £1.7 Million?" Editorial from Locomotives International
June-July 2000 |
| "What
Could You Do With £1.7 Million? David Wardale's Answer" Locomotives
International Sept-Oct 2000 |
| "A
Steam Locomotive for the 21st Century" Editorial from Locomotives International
Sept-Oct 2000 |
| "David
Wardale's 4-6-0 Proposal" Editorial from Locomotives International
Nov-Dec 2000 |
| Letter
from Bob Butrims published in Locomotives International Oct-Nov 2000 |
| "The
21st Century 4-6-0 Proposal" David Wardale's response to Butrims published
in Locomotives International Feb-Mar 2001 |
| "Wardale
Reveals £1.7 Million New Steam Proposal" - Railway Magazine article
Feb 2001 |
| Unpublished
Letter to Railway Magazine by Chris Newman Feb 2001 article |
| Letter
from Alan Fozard published in Steam Railway June 2001 |
| "We
need a 21st Century Locomotive" letter from Chris Newman published
in Steam Railway Aug 2001 |
| "Wardale
4-6-0 Project Update" Editorial from Locomotives International May-June
2001 |
| "The
21st Century 4-6-0 Proposal - Readers' Responses" from Locomotives
International Aug-Sept 2001 |
| "A
New Design of Steam Locomotive" article by Wardale in Steam Railway
Magazine Part 1 June 2002 |
| "A
New Design of Steam Locomotive" article by Wardale in Steam Railway
Magazine Part 2 July 2002 |
| Readers'
letters published in Steam Railway Sep 2002 |
| Angus
Eickhoff's letter published in Steam Railway Oct 2002 |
| Unabridged
versions of Letters to Steam Railway in response to Wardale's 2 part article |
| Wardale's
reply to Angus Eickhoff, and letters from Graham Lawrence and Leonard Staghurst,
Steam Railway Nov 2002 |
| Wardale's
Reply to Angus Eickhoff (Unabridged version of reply published in Steam
Railway Nov 2002) |
| Letter
from Chris Newman published in Steam Railway Jan 2003 |
| Wardale's
unpublished reply to Leonard Staghurst early 2003 |
| Unpublished
Letter from Bryan Attewell to Steam Railway early 2003 |
| Wardale's
(unpublished) reply to Bryan Attewell early 2003 |
| Unpublished
Letter from Angus Eickhoff to Steam Railway early 2003 |
| Steam
for the Future Editorial from Locomotives International Aug-Sept 2002 |
| Modern
Steam Developments Camden Dispatch Dec 2002 |
| "Is
Steam Preservation Forever?" Letter from Chris Newman published in
Locomotives International Issue No. 65 |
| "Wardale
'5AT' is key to keeping steam 'flat-out'" Letter from Chris Newman
published in Steam Railway Mar 2003 |
| "Much
as we may love it, steam has had its day" Letter from Paul Mercer published
in Steam Railway Apr 2003 " |
| "'Old'
Steam could gain from 5AT, says engineer" Letter from John Duncan published
in Steam Railway May 2003 |
| "Why
shouldn't steam be allowed to progress?" Letter from Mike Horne published
in Steam Railway May 2003 |
| Unpublished
letter from Martyn Bane, March 2003 |
| "Wardale's
Plan for High Speed Steam" Letter from Alan Fozard published in Heritage
Railway April 2003 |
| "Mainline
Steam could well be dead without Wardale's trailblazer" Letter from
Martyn Bane, Steam Railway June 2003 |
| "5AT
is our best hope" Letter from Ian Pow published in Steam Railway June
2003 |
| Letter
from Malcolm Cluett and obituary of L.D. Porta Steam Railway Sept 2003 |
| "The
5AT Project - Where is it at? Where is it going?", Chris Newman, Locomotives
International Sept 2003 |
| Alan
Fozard's presentation at 1st International Steam and Tourist Train Congress,
Switzerland Oct 2003 |
| "Wardale
Steam Project Unveiled to the World" Heritage Railway November 2003 |
| "New
Build - Its Day Must Come", David Morgan, Heritage Railway November
2003 |
| "World
Support for Wardale 5AT" Article in Steam Railway November 2003 |
| "World
Unity Fires High-tech Steam Hope", David Morgan, Railway Magazine December
2003 |
| "Plan
for Hi-Tech 5AT 4-6-0 Moves a Step Closer", Railway Magazine Jan 2004 |
| "Live
Steam Must Survive", David Morgan, Heritage Railway May 2004 |
| "New
British Class 5: Design Calculations Ready", Heritage Railways Magazine
Mar 2005 |
"Design
Calculations completed for Second Generation Steam Loco", Railway
Magazine Apr 2005
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| "LIVIO
DANTE PORTA" An obituary, Continental Railway Journal Autumn 2003
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| "LIVIO
DANTE PORTA" An obituary published in LOK Report Sept 2003 |
| "A
Blast from the Past", the Ecomomist Dec 17th 1998 |
| "In
praise of old technology", The Economist Apr 15th 1999 |
| "Back
on Track" by Jeremy Webb, New Scientist 17 July 1999 |
| "Old
steam creates new image for rail", Michael Williams The Independent
10 June 2001 |
| "Days
out: All aboard for a Canterbury Tale", Michael Williams, The Independent
02 Dec 2001 |
| "Steam
trains in Yorkshire", Andrew Martin, The Independent 04 Nov 2001 |
| "The
Wolsztyn Experience" Daily Mail 8 Sept 2002 |
| "Steam
Ready to Ride Again on the Railways", The Engineer Vol 16 Issue 03 |
| "Full
Steam Ahead?" by Max Glaskin, The Engineer, 12 Sept 2003 |
| "Steam
power on track for great renaissance", Jonathan Glancey, The Guardian,
Oct 11, 2003 |
| "Enthusiasts
Hunt for Funding for High-Tech Steam Loco", Professional Engineer July
2007 |
| FAQs |
FAQ 1 - Aren't
the performance claims for the 5AT a bit exaggerated? |
| FAQ 2 - Why
a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, and not a 4-6-2 to improve stability at speed?
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| FAQ 3 - Why
is compound propulsion not proposed? |
| FAQ 4 - Why
not use 3 cylinders to improve balancing? |
| FAQ 5 - Why
use Walschaerts valve gear and not Caprotti driven poppet valves? |
| FAQ 6 - Wouldn't
larger driving wheels be more appropriate for the high-speeds proposed?
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| FAQ 7 - Shouldn't
the boiler be larger? |
| FAQ 8 - Why
a 4-6-0 and not (say) a 4-8-0 to give better adhesion to deliver the available
power? |
| FAQ 9 - Isn't
305 psi boiler pressure going to create major design and maintenance problems? |
| FAQ 9a -
Why not adopt a higher boiler pressure? |
| FAQ 10 -
Why was Walschaerts Valve Gear chosen over Baker? |
| FAQ 11 -
What is "gas oil" that will be used to fuel the 5AT? |
| FAQ 12 -
Isn't the piston speed of the 5AT going to be too high? |
| FAQ 13 -
Some questions about Exhaust Systems (Kordinas, Blowers etc) |
| FAQ 14 -
Why not fuel the 5AT with "bio-mass", ethanol or other fuel that
is more environmentally than gas oil, and seek the benefit of a government
grant? |
| FAQ 15 -
Do the traditional arrangements of feed water delivery act as a basic form
of preheating? |
| FAQ 16 -
Are very large diameter steam pipes necessary? |
| FAQ 17 -
"The steaming rate for the 5AT cannot be sustained by the Lempor system"
[statement by J.J.G. Koopmans] |
| FAQ 18 -
How will the 5AT's reliability be improved above that of First Generation
Steam? |
| FAQ 19 -
How will the 5AT be turned, or will it haul trains backwards? |
| FAQ 20 -
Why not fit a Steam Jacket to the 5AT Cylinders? |
| Questions
that I asked David Wardale about clauses in the 5AT Technical Specification |
Artwork and Liveries
(index)
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Artist's Impressions
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5AT Models
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Liveries
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5AT
Livery Options - Mike Atkinson's suggestions |
| 5AT
Livery Options - Jonathan Newton's Livery Suggestion |
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5AT
Livery Options - Andrew George's Livery Suggestion |
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"The
Steam Locomotive - Motive Power for the Future", David Wardale presented
to the SAR Engineering Society, Aug 1977 |
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"Transportation
of Coal by Rail in Indonesia - The Steam Option" by Chris Newman |
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"The
Red Devil and Other Tales from the Age of Steam" by David Wardale |
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