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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Marks DTM Calib on 01 June 2010, 09:12:34
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Shortly before this picture was taken, whilst working under load, 2699 experienced what is known in the trade as a catastrophic uncontained engine failure. The train was passing the town of Independence , La at the time.
The first picture below shows that one of the 16 cylinder packs that form the engine was ejected through the engine bay body side and thrown clear of the locomotive.
In addition to this the piston from that cylinder was thrown free by the force of the failure. It was ejected so violently that it travelled through the air and crashed through the roof of a nearby home where it imbedded itself in an interior wall.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Ruddington/Failures/Failure1_thumb.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Ruddington/Failures/Failure2_thumb.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Ruddington/Failures/Failure3_thumb.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Ruddington/Failures/Failure4_thumb.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Ruddington/Failures/Failure5_thumb.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Ruddington/Failures/Failure6_thumb.jpg)
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Oops...`sorry missus! ;D
.....can we have our piston back? :D
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Bloody Hell! :o :o
That would've made you jump if that came through your ceiling! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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oops ;D ;D ;D
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To put it into perspective, that piston is around 250-300mm in diameter, around 400-500mm high and weighs in at 20Kg+!
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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'KIN ELL! [smiley=shocked.gif]
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Oooops sorry misses we mis-heard u :-[
Our operative didn't hear u ordering a 'chandelier' & THOUGHT u said u wanted a 'cylinder' hanging from your ceiling ...... :o ::) ;D ;D
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excellent, a proper engine failure. ;D
could also have taken somebodys head off. :o
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Good heavens, was TB driving it at the time.... :o
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to much notch X ;D ;D ;D
the piston would make a great ashtray ;D ;D
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'KIN ELL! [smiley=shocked.gif]
my thoughts exactly :o
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Wow! That is some failure Mark!! :o :o :o
I bet the people in the house wondered who was taking the piss..ton!! :D :D
A very lucky escape for all I would say 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Holy sh*t - bet that woke them up :)
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Lol, thing is, I would fix the ceiling and simply put a frame around the piston!
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Lol, thing is, I would fix the ceiling and simply put a frame around the piston!
LOL
can just imagine Mrs DTM's face ;D ;D ;D
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Piston broke?
Me too...... ;D
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Good heavens, was TB driving it at the time.... :o
we cetainly where'nt fitting lpg to it
;D ;D ;D
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Holy sh*t - bet that woke them up :)
just when they got to the tickley bit ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
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when they firing the other 15 pots/barrels :)
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Another 4 bolts to add to the "you really don't want to re-use these" list. ;D
I'm sure I stumbled across a Youtube video of this failure a while back but I can't find it now. :'(
Kevin
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I agree with Mark, frame the Piston in situ!
Perhaps they will armour plate the engine bays after this?
eddie
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I agree with Mark, frame the Piston in situ!
Perhaps they will armour plate the engine bays after this?
eddie
Plus a photo copy of the compo cheque next to it. ::)
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I agree with Mark, frame the Piston in situ!
Perhaps they will armour plate the engine bays after this?
eddie
that reminds me - I've just done a failure investigation on one of our engines.
cause was easy to determine - one of the oil filters was fitted incorrectly.
Mind you, I knew it was going to be a big one, when on lifting the engine out of the bay, amongst the 150 litres of slime in the bottom, I found nine big end caps and four main bearing caps.
they didn't get out because the engine bay is armour plated
data log says engine was at 1500 rpm, producing 1425BHP at the time
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data log says engine was at 1500 rpm, producing 1425BHP at the time
We're not talking cars then! ::)
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data log says engine was at 1500 rpm, producing 1425BHP at the time
We're not talking cars then! ::)
It is possible, but not likely.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastolene_Special
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk106/skruntie/Cars%20-%20Concept/JayLeno_Tank_Car.jpg)
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk106/skruntie/Cars%20-%20Concept/jay-lenos-tank-car.jpg)
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now thats a nice car :y :y