r/machinesinaction • u/ObjectiveOk2072 • 6d ago
Steam locomotive with interesting gear drive mechanisms
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r/machinesinaction • u/ObjectiveOk2072 • 6d ago
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u/Spaceman333_exe 6d ago
Enough power to pull a mountain, but the speed of a geriatric squirrel, Shay locomotives are cool as hell. (Oh and the unbalanced pistons being all on one side tend to shake them to bits over time)