Youve just purchased the most feature rich and technically advanced ho steam engine ever produced. It was somewhat smaller than the erie counterparts. The stack on the tender is for exhaust steam from the rear set of drivers. These locomotives usually employ the mallet principles. Although the boiler was bigger than that of the erie triplex, there was still not enough steam. The middle set of cylinders supply exhaust stem for the front and rear tender cylinders. You request an engine you have a chance of me selecting to build it. Mth railking imperial erie triplex 2 888 2 steam locomotive.
Shay 2 888 2 locomotive the sole 28884 triplex locomotive a triplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using three pairs of cylinders rigidly mounted to a single locomotive frame. Jan 18, 2020 the new year is off to a rapid start and unity has a new promotion for you. Jul 30, 2015 this is a video of how to build the triplex locomotive. It is also compatible with most standard ac transformers. One triplex engine could replace three outofservice locomotives. This engine was ordered to work the difficult 14mile section from elmore to clarks gap. This is a video of how to build the triplex locomotive. The locomotives were numbered 26002602 and could produce a hefty 88,900 pounds of tractive effort. It is an articulated engine with six 34 x 32 cylinders. These big steamers were actually camelbacks the only such mallet designed this way, manufactured by the american locomotive companys schenectady plant in 1907. More videos available on the erics trains youtube channel and at. Vgn 28884 triplex handmade brass steam engine vgn 28884 triplex. Due differenti versioni della 28882 triplex che circolarono dal 1914 sulla erie railroad.
Mth railking o gauge erie 28882 classic toy trains. Now, your ho steam engine includes the ultimate in realism protowhistle. These behemoths were built by alco, numbered 15401565, and could produce an impressive 108,500. Mth railking imperial erie triplex 2 8 8 8 2 steam p. In any event, the erie received its first triplex in 1914 listed as class p1, numbered 2603 and named the matt h. From the construction of the turbo jet engine to the flight just one step duration. Home show categories trains locomotivestraction steam. The idea for the 2882 stemmed not only from the earlier 2662 but also the 0880 class l1s developed for the erie railroad. The steamer offered a mesmerizing level of tractive effort for the time that was greater than 176,000 pounds. See page 22 for a complete list of compatible transformers and wiring instructions. A 2 8 8 2, in the whyte notation for describing steam locomotive wheel arrangements, is an articulated locomotive with a twowheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a twowheel trailing truck. These locomotives usually employ the mallet principles of articulationwith the rear engine rigidly. Shay triplex that was manufactured for the erie railroad in 1916. It was also slower and ran out of steam faster than the erie triplexes.
There were four such locomotives, all built by baldwin. Also, they require less power and do not emit as much heat as incandescent bulbs. The xas center set of cylinders received highpressure steam, and the exhaust from these. In addition, it happens to be produced by mth, the leader in digital sound and control technology for model railroading. Shay by the railroad, who was an engineer on the erie, and designed with a 2 8 8 8 2 wheel arrangement. The equivalent uic classification is, refined to mallet locomotives, 1dd1. With this incredible new feature you have variable control over the steam whistle sound in your locomotive when operated in dcs mode with the dcs commander or dcs software version 4. Shay by the railroad, who was an engineer on the erie, and designed with a 28882 wheel arrangement. Class details by steve llanso of sweat house media. Shay 28882 locomotive the sole 28884 triplex locomotive a triplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using three pairs of cylinders rigidly mounted to a single locomotive frame. Shay by the railroad, who was an engineer on the erie, and designed with a 2 888 2 wheel arrangement. May 05, 2017 from the construction of the turbo jet engine to the flight just one step duration. Once steam has passed through these superheater coils, it adds 25 to 30 percent more power to a locomotive. A triplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using.