Just about any boiler manufacturer could produce a portable for a paddlesteamer, a 38 is slightly more complex.As it is a government financed project with people at the top not really knowing anything at all, I wonder why the project people went with plain ordinary carbon steel boiler plate for the boiler, they could have used an exotic stainless, and the people at the top would have been none the wiser.
As it is a government financed project with people at the top not really knowing anything at all, I wonder why the project people went with plain ordinary carbon steel boiler plate for the boiler, they could have used an exotic stainless, and the people at the top would have been none the wiser.By the time you add about 18% of chromium and 8% of nickel to make a simple stainless steel, there's a lot more money involved. Would you also advocate stainless steel flue tubes, smoke tubes, superheater header, dome, regulator, safety valves et al? In other words, there is absolutely no point in making a stainless steel boiler barrel. Carbon steel boilers are out there in their thousands, and with proper boiler treatment, last for a long time.
By the time you add about 18% of chromium and 8% of nickel to make a simple stainless steel, there's a lot more money involved. Would you also advocate stainless steel flue tubes, smoke tubes, superheater header, dome, regulator, safety valves et al? In other words, there is absolutely no point in making a stainless steel boiler barrel. Carbon steel boilers are out there in their thousands, and with proper boiler treatment, last for a long time.Material costs $/tonne would be more expensive, labour costs $/hr would be roughly the same to fabricate in stainless over carbon steel.
One would expect things would be going well by now.And you know this for a fact or is it one of your usual attempts to big note yourself. And how do you know that the government is not being compensated for the stuff ups. Anyhow it is all rather small beer in the overall government funding scheme so why fret about it?
If they stuff it up again, they won't be getting another chance.
And you know this for a fact or is it one of your usual attempts to big note yourself. And how do you know that the government is not being compensated for the stuff ups. Anyhow it is all rather small beer in the overall government funding scheme so why fret about it?
That's tempting fate isn't it?I think it's no different from any other industry. When a "big thing" (TM) is approaching, one must set some planning in motion, or else the punters will be disappointed by a half-arsed approach. There's nothing wrong with ensuring that everything is in place for the event. Assuming that some unforseen circumstance rears its ugly head and things are delayed, then that's that. Better than having the loco ready and sitting in silence because nothing has been planned.
Planning something before the Loco is even Finished.
I think it's no different from any other industry. When a "big thing" (TM) is approaching, one must set some planning in motion, or else the punters will be disappointed by a half-arsed approach. There's nothing wrong with ensuring that everything is in place for the event. Assuming that some unforseen circumstance rears its ugly head and things are delayed, then that's that. Better than having the loco ready and sitting in silence because nothing has been planned.But how many loco Restorations/Overhauls have run well past a projected/estimated completion date in the past, not saying it will but I would have expected it to be much closer to running before the event planning gets underway.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=458488&nseq=8Nice Picture Fish she will be back, these things don't happen overnight!
But how many loco Restorations/Overhauls have run well past a projected/estimated completion date in the past, not saying it will but I would have expected it to be much closer to running before the event planning gets underway.My understanding is the boiler is literally the only thing required to get the loco going now.
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