Steam 101: 10 Levels of Steam Locomotive Understanding

In this video, I ramble on about how steam locomotives work in more and more depth for over an hour.

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0:00 Intro, Level 0
1:18 Level 1 - Fire, Water, Steam, Rotation
2:45 Level 2 - Firebox, Airflow, Smokebox
5:15 Level 3 - Rods!
10:50 Level 3 - Valve Gear Demo!
12:54 Level 4 - Throttle, Superheaters!
17:26 Level 5 - Boiler Construction!
28:30 Level 6 - Frame, Boxes, Spring Rigging
35:50 Level 7 - Injectors, Turret, Appliances
39:00 Level 8 - Air compressor, Air usage
43:19 Level 9 - Firebox geometry, Firing types
53:00 Level 10 - Johnson Bar vs. Throttle
56:41 Recap!

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