Loco Piston Vs House!

LizardKing · 26 Jan 2011 at 22:56

Found this on another forum.
http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=165984&mid=1190655#M1190655

I wouldn't want to be in the firing line of one of those!

TaKeN · 26 Jan 2011 at 23:09

Jesus

Biohazard · 26 Jan 2011 at 23:35

I can't see anything obvious on the train? With the cylinder/liner on the ground it's got to have been a biggish hole.

Anyway, holy cow.

[TW]Fox · 26 Jan 2011 at 23:49

Biohazard said:
I can't see anything obvious on the train?

Because the photo of the locomotive was an existing photo from before the incident.

Biohazard · 27 Jan 2011 at 00:03

[TW]Fox;18323611 said:
Because the photo of the locomotive was an existing photo from before the incident.

Ah thanks.

Well thats a bit cack, why not take a photo of the borked train as well?

I want to see

leezer3 · 27 Jan 2011 at 00:16

I *think* the picture is of the loco after the incident.
This has been discussed elsewhere, and from what I remember the piston/ cylinder would basically have come out the top at a slight diagonal, and these are only bonnet type flaps with a catch. Would either have popped the catch or made a hole in the top where you can't see it

The cylinders are a separate casting bolted on, hence why the whole thing hasn't destroyed itself, just one cylinder.

-Leezer-

nutcase · 27 Jan 2011 at 08:00

Nice projectile.

Can't help but think it would have done a lot less damage to a proper house instead of that typical north american cardboard one

EddScott · 27 Jan 2011 at 09:33

Not quite as dramatic but if you search for Class 60 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, you'll probably find pics of an "uncontained failure". Quite an impressive force.

I used to repair pressure washers and whilst working on the most powerful pump we'd ever received (powered from a monster 3 phase motor) we didn't use an unloader valve and just taped the gun. The tape got wet and came off just as a workmate had his head over the pump. One of the valves just brushed his hair, went through the roof and landed in the car park. It would have killed him easy.

Big bits of flying metal are dangerous folks