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Marks DTM Calib

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Engine failure
« on: 01 June 2010, 09:12:34 »
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.











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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #1 on: 01 June 2010, 09:14:59 »
Oops...`sorry missus! ;D

.....can we have our piston back? :D
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #2 on: 01 June 2010, 09:16:33 »
Bloody Hell!  :o  :o
That would've made you jump if that came through your ceiling!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #3 on: 01 June 2010, 09:19:06 »
oops  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #4 on: 01 June 2010, 09:23:31 »
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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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #5 on: 01 June 2010, 09:31:27 »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #6 on: 01 June 2010, 09:46:33 »
'KIN ELL! [smiley=shocked.gif]
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #7 on: 01 June 2010, 09:51:45 »
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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« Reply #8 on: 01 June 2010, 10:29:36 »
excellent, a proper engine failure. ;D

could also have taken somebodys head off. :o
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #9 on: 01 June 2010, 10:37:56 »
Good heavens, was TB driving it at the time.... :o
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #10 on: 01 June 2010, 11:08:38 »
to much notch X  ;D ;D ;D
the piston would make a great ashtray ;D ;D
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #11 on: 01 June 2010, 11:10:25 »
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'KIN ELL! [smiley=shocked.gif]

my thoughts exactly  :o
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« Reply #12 on: 01 June 2010, 11:37:56 »
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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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #13 on: 01 June 2010, 20:43:45 »
Holy sh*t - bet that woke them up  :)
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Re: Engine failure
« Reply #14 on: 01 June 2010, 20:53:38 »
Lol, thing is, I would fix the ceiling and simply put a frame around the piston!
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