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BeachGirl47 · 26-30, F
I dont understand what i am looking at
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@BeachGirl47 I think it's called an "auto-trailer".
It's steam-powered but instead of using a separate locomotive to haul the train, it uses a leading coach with the boiler, machinery and driving-cab in a compartment at the front end. The trailing coach has a driving-cab at its rear end, with controls linked back the underfloor engine, so the driver has a clear view for the return trip.
Think of any modern train. The steam auto-trailer's principle is used in the present-day trains that have their electric motors or Diesel engines under some of the coach floors, and a driving-cab at both ends.
It's steam-powered but instead of using a separate locomotive to haul the train, it uses a leading coach with the boiler, machinery and driving-cab in a compartment at the front end. The trailing coach has a driving-cab at its rear end, with controls linked back the underfloor engine, so the driver has a clear view for the return trip.
Think of any modern train. The steam auto-trailer's principle is used in the present-day trains that have their electric motors or Diesel engines under some of the coach floors, and a driving-cab at both ends.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@BeachGirl47 See the video I posted elsewhere in this thread for a complete explanation.





