Locomotion No.1 was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway. Built in 1825 by George...
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Locomotion No.1 was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway. Built in 1825 by George...
A traction engine is a self-propelled steam-powered vehicle designed to move heavy loads, plough fields or provide...
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The Class 60 is a heavy freight diesel-electric locomotive built for British Rail in the late 1980s and early 1990s....
The platform will need to be as long as the longest rake of coaches you are running plus the length of the engine.
Many people fall foul of not allowing for the length of the engine but you need to remember the driver needs to get out as well! Obviously this mistake makes the platform too short.
If you look at any photograph of a railway station you will see that the platforms are extremely long to accommodate the longest of trains.
As an example, a steam train like a Flying Scotsman or Mallard with only 3 coaches behind (so quite a small train) will require a platform about 90cm long (that is 3 feet) in OO gauge.
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