Dynamic Brakes and Dynamic Braking on Diesel Electric Locomotives

Dynamic Brakes and Dynamic Braking on Diesel Electric Locomotives

by

Gyan C A Fernando

The dynamic brake grids and blower cowling on the short hood of No 628 Class M2 “Kankesanthurai” of the Sri Lankan Railway

Governors on Diesel Locomotive Engines

Governors on Diesel Locomotive Engines

 

Speed control governors on the prime movers of diesel locomotives

By

Gyan Fernando

Introduction

A vital component of all diesel engines is a mechanical or electronic governor which regulates the idling speed and maximum speed of the engine by controlling the fuel supply.

Governors

The major function of the governor is determined by the application of the engine.

In an engine that is required to get up to and run at only a single speed regardless of load, the governor is called a constant-speed type governor.

Glenanore A well preserved plantation railway siding in Sri Lanka

Glenanore

A well preserved plantation railway siding in Sri Lanka

By

Gyan C A Fernando

Plantations railway sidings or estate platforms on the Sri Lankan Railway are little used nowadays, some have become stations and some have completely disappeared.

In the supplements to his book “Railways of Sri Lanka”, David Hyatt gives a comprehensive list of these halts.

Peruvian Railway Pictures

Great Railway Journeys

Peruvian Railway Pictures

Pictures of Peruvian Trains from my travels in Peru

The PICTURES ARE HERE
Peru 2003 

Peru 2010

and 
the story may be found here LINK

Estación Central General Artigas, Montevideo, Uruguay

Estación Central General Artigas,

Montevideo, Uruguay

 George Stephenson is alive and well in Montevideo!

I visited Estación Central General Artigas on the 4th of October 2008.

My pictures of the station and the statue of George Stephenson are here PICTURES

Estación Central General Artigas 

is the former central railway station of Montevideo, Uruguay, situated in Aguada.

Designed by the Italian engineer and architect Luigi Andreoni, it was opened to the public on the 15th of July 1897 and was closed on 1 March 2003.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Why Boys Love Trains and Girls Love Dolls

 

Why Boys love Trains and Girls love Dolls

Gyan Fernando takes a humorous pseudo-scientific look at this age old Gender divide!