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In Finland, the first diesels were introduced in the mid-1950s, superseding steam locomotives by the early 1960s. State railways operated steam locomotives until 1975. In the Netherlands, the first electric trains appeared in 1908, making the trip from Rotterdam to The Hague. The first diesels were introduced in 1934.
[8] [9] Although diesel locomotives had been around since the late 1950s/early 1960s, with the run-down of steam power on British Railways the steam sheds were closed in favour of a new shed, Cambois (pronounced cammis), [6] which was a one mile (1.6 km) to the north. [10]
Used early on in electrical generation and to power ships, turbines were bladed wheels that created rotary motion when high pressure steam was passed through them. The efficiency of large steam turbines was considerably better than the best compound engines , while also being much simpler, more reliable, smaller and lighter all at the same time.
Spreading the power across four smaller cylinders, rather than two large cylinders, could also yield greater sustained power at higher speeds. Use of poppet valves also gave longer duration for admission and exhaustion of steam compared with piston valves. The arrangement of the Franklin System of Steam Distribution also yielded finer cutoff ...
The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948–1968. The vast majority of these were inherited from its four constituent companies, the " Big Four ". In addition, BR built 2,537 steam locomotives in the period 1948–1960, 1,538 to pre-nationalisation designs and 999 to its own standard designs.
Four of the engines would run in steam on and off again from the 1960s to 2011 during the East Broad Top's era of preservation under the Kovalchick family, with three of them (#12, #14, #15) already back in service by the early 1960s to haul excursion trains. [7] The fourth engine to run in the Kovalchick era, #17 would return to steam in 1968. [8]
Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s.
Both Johnson and Lear had contemplated constructing steam-powered cars for the Indianapolis 500, Johnson first in the early 1960s when with Controlled Steam Dynamics and in 1968 with Thermodynamic Systems and Lear in 1969.