Trains... Choo Choo, not the dirty kind. - Page 16

Carruthers · 02-18-2019, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Today I Learned about railway fonts.

So did I! I also learned that Gill Sans was designed by the sculptor Eric Gill.

A quick search of eBay indicates that there is a market for original British Railways signage.

This one is priced at £1600 or about $2068.

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eBay

xoxoxoBruce · 02-20-2019, 03:09 AM

Pennsylvania Rail Road big mofo...

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Cadbury locomotives come in two flavors...

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Undertoad · 02-18-2019, 11:50 AM

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the potential for dating stuff by font which seems obvious in retrospect but apparently wasn't

Remember when Dan Rather was fired from CBS News, for rolling with the story that W. Bush was AWOL from his National Guard duty? It was proven out as a hoax because computer typography geeks could see, immediately, that the supposedly-typewritten memo was a fake. Set in a modern proportional font, with modern kerning, in a style not available in 1973. (But which was the default fonts setting in MS Word at the time.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killia...ts_controversy

Our 2004 thread on the matter

Griff · 02-18-2019, 11:52 AM

Yeah. That's right!

Gravdigr · 02-20-2019, 09:26 AM

What, no cream-filled?

Diaphone Jim · 02-20-2019, 12:22 PM

I see what you mean with PRR 6200. Maybe the engineer could look out the other side.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-21-2019, 01:57 AM

I can't imagine what a million pound locomotive does to the tracks/ties/bed.

BigV · 02-23-2019, 11:44 AM

the "no cylinders, direct drive" caught my attention.

You mean the turbines powered by the (320 psi !!!!) steam were directly coupled to the drive wheels? How in the world does that thing just start moving??!! How much bypass is happening in the drivetrain? You're trying to get the million pounds off the schneid by blowing on it? I'm thinking through this now, obviously there's a gearbox of some kind involved, and low-low-low-low must have been pretty low to start that monster.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-23-2019, 11:59 AM

18.5:1

Gravdigr · 02-23-2019, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

18.5:1

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Such design was to prevent energy loss and S2 achieved a mechanical efficiency of 97% which means only 3% of steam energy was lost within the propulsion equipment.

Wow.

BigV · 02-23-2019, 01:28 PM

wow.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-26-2019, 02:22 AM

Maybe for the owners...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-27-2019, 11:31 PM

Pacific Coast Railroad

BigV · 02-28-2019, 11:22 AM

Some of those placenames are still around. Not as much of the railroad though.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-01-2019, 12:52 AM

The date for the Pacific map is 1958 but I figured it was more historical than current.

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad used anthracite coal because it's local but played it up in their PR and ads.

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02-21-2019, 01:57 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I can't imagine what a million pound locomotive does to the tracks/ties/bed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-23-2019, 11:44 AM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	the "no cylinders, direct drive" caught my attention. You mean the turbines powered by the (320 psi !!!!) steam were directly coupled to the drive wheels? How in the world does that thing just start moving??!! How much bypass is happening in the drivetrain? You're trying to get the million pounds off the schneid by blowing on it? I'm thinking through this now, obviously there's a gearbox of some kind involved, and low-low-low-low must have been pretty low to start that monster. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-20-2019, 12:22 PM	#6
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I see what you mean with PRR 6200. Maybe the engineer could look out the other side.

02-23-2019, 11:59 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	18.5:1 __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-23-2019, 01:28 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	wow. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-26-2019, 02:22 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe for the owners... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-27-2019, 11:31 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pacific Coast Railroad Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-28-2019, 11:22 AM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Some of those placenames are still around. Not as much of the railroad though. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-01-2019, 12:52 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The date for the Pacific map is 1958 but I figured it was more historical than current. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad used anthracite coal because it's local but played it up in their PR and ads. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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