[modeleng] Re: gas turbine locos
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:32:02 -0800 (PST)
John, do you remember if it was direct geared drive or
if the turbine drove an electro-propulsion system like
a Diesel Electric?
Al Messer
--- john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi to All,
> My late father worked at Bristol Sidderley at Anstey
> near Coventry which got taken over by Rolls Royce,
> That division used R.R. engines for all purposes
> alternatively from planes,like Ships,Trains and many
> other installation, he was in charge of Market
> Research at the time, and on one of his trips i was
> with him going to see a British Rail with one of
> Rolls Royce Gas turbine engines installed in one of
> their trains.
> He served his apprentership with Napiers and as you
> can all remember the Deltic has the diesel engine
> and had tried Napiers Gas Turbine from many years
> ago.
> I had seen a couple of models over the years of the
> Gas turbine engine installed in various loco's.
> yours John B.
>
>
>
>
> > Message date : Dec 05 2004, 09:06 PM
> > From : "alanjstepney"
> > To : modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Copy to :
> > Subject : [modeleng] Re: gas turbine locos
> > There are some photos of gas turbines at,
> > http://www.alanjstepney.free-online.co.uk
> > in the Guildford section and also in the Bristol
> Section, showing gas
> > turbine engines and in the Guildford section, a
> couple of gas turbine
> > locomotives.
> >
> > In both cases, the models and exhibitors are
> members of the Gas Turbine
> > Builders Association.
> >
> > I understand that the association has a lot of
> information available.
> > The only contact info I have is a phone number,
> (0)2074 957 585.
> >
> > alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > www.alanstepney.info
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> technical pages.
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