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» Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (more..)
» HG 4/4 (more..) |
» between Gletsch and Muttbach-Belvedere
» Gletsch, Switzerland (more..)
» July 13, 2019 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
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» 704 (more..)
» 134 (more..) |
» Georg Trüb (more..)
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| Firing the 800 hp cogwheel steam locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the steam railway Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) on the stady gradient of 11.0 % from Gletsch (1762 m a.s.l.) up to Muttbach-Belvedere (2120 meter a.s.l.). Fireman Bernhard shovels the good Welsh coal into the fire box, while Stefan opens and closes the fire door in time. The steam pressure in the valve chambers of the adhesion drive is 12 bar, that of the low-pressure gear for the cogwheel drive about 6 bar. Boiler pressure is 13 bar (188,5 Psi). Picture taken from the platform of the first car of train 133 Oberwald-Realp.
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