Disneyland Railroad Paris

[thegeneral440]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0j3fI0 ... K2KeUCta9w

Check out the cab controls of the more modern Severn-Lamb steam locomotive. As you watch you will notice they don't mess with the atomizer and fuel as much as the Disneyland railroad guys do in California. You will see the fireman right hand turning the fuel valve from time to time, but I have seen other videos where they only touched at the beginning and the end of the run. Either note they do not touch the atomizer at all (which is located on the left side of the steam manifold. BTW I have talked to an ex cast member (engineer) and he told me that the The automatic water pump did most of the pumping of the water during runs. He also told me that with a little practice most firemen did 80 – 90% of their work with their right foot. As you can see in other videos that have been posted here. interesting to me

[Steve DeGaetano]

DUDE! What's up with that number plate? Looks like a gold spray-painted paper plate with a paper cut-out "2!"

And how many hammer blows did that air compressor take before it finally gave up?

Honestly, I can't tell how often he's adjusting the fire or adding water. From the movements I see, I suspect he's adjusting the fire as often as he needs. I seriously doubt there is no need to adjust the fire at all during a run completely around the line, with stops and starts.

What do they do with their right foot? Operate the water pump?

[thegeneral440]

Maybe when they were installing it they had one eye closed!

[S. Towler]

Forget the number plate, the streaks of rust and filth on the front of the smokebox!

[thegeneral440]

What do they do with their right foot? Operate the water pump?

Steve, he said the blowdown valve (lever) is closest to the boiler head. Then behind that are 2 stalk valves about 8" high. The first being the gas valve then the water valve that is used to get water to the boiler during the morning or delayed station stops. I don't know if it goes to the injector if the loco has one I have no idea. To answer your question the right foot Would operate those valves. i don't know if Severn lamb designed it that way or they just started doing it that way at the park.

[IDMT129]

OH WOW! I had forgotten all the engines at DLRP are modeled after the DRR CK Holliday. I may be making all 4 from Hartland engines, now, sans that ridiculous #2 number plate. Something must have happened to the original because that is not how it looked when I visited. CK #2 also did not have a red cab. She looked almost identical to EP Ripley's color scheme.

[Pennyf9Train]

The smokebox cover needs some serious repainting. Cool video though, their isn't too many videos of these locomotives close up.

[Steve DeGaetano]

I think Eddie Sotto would be saddened by the condition of these engines. There seems very little pride of workmanship visible.

Neat that they use crosshead pumps though. And I sure would like to find out where they got hickory-striped chore coats!

[IDMT129]

Let's not forget, these engines go through all weather conditions in that Valley. The weather is almost identical to Seattle. There are warm days, rainy days, and it snows a lot in the winter. I don't think they are using the same Linseed oil graphite mix used at Disneyland and WDW on the smoke boxes. That looks like heat resistant paint. And let's not forget the condition Gurley was in for years before John Lasseter called for the refurbishment of the engines and stations. Gurley had some very sad rust colored primer showing on the boiler jacket. Management at DPR just don't seem to care about the engines. Trains in Europe are every day conveyance for must Euros unlike here in the USA.

[Steve DeGaetano]

Weather is no excuse for the massive denting on that air compressor jacket, nor the shoddy number board with its crooked number, nor the massive rust--a half-hour with a wire wheel and some aluminum spray paint are all it takes to fix this.

The Gurley had primer showing BECAUSE she was polished every day!