Steam Powered Buses

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:29 am

rlaggren · Post by **rlaggren** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:10 am

That blue one looks like they put the driver at the wrong end...

Stealth Camper · Post by **Stealth Camper** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:59 pm

How did the smoke stacks change sides on the last two pictures. One looks like it is on driver side, last one looks like on passenger side. Originally I thought the image had been reversed, but the front tag isn't reversed on one of them.

What kind of magic is this??

Maybe in the middle??

Post by **stuartcnz** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:15 pm

Looks to me like the smoke stacks are in the middle on all photos, not to one side.

Stealth Camper · Post by **Stealth Camper** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:41 pm

I think you are right. I'm just about cross-eyed here tonight. Has been a long day.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:28 pm

You're not cross-eyed, the three piece windshield and curve of the roof make the optical illusion from those angles. From those particular angles, the frame between the center windshield and the outer ones make it look like a two piece windshield with the frame appearing centered on the curved roof with the stacks to the side of center. (Both ways, heh!)

splummer · Post by **splummer** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:18 pm

ilike the one with the duallys on the front, up here the steamers come out once a year , its common to see them on the road the stanley steamer came from kingfeild me.

kb2iaw · Post by **kb2iaw** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:42 am

What do you suppose they use for fuel to get the steam up ???

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:45 am

My guess is that they use coal to fire the boiler. Coal is small, lightweight, and burns hot.

kb2iaw · Post by **kb2iaw** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:03 pm

Rudy wrote:My guess is that they use coal to fire the boiler. Coal is small, lightweight, and burns hot.

HMmm that would make it a two man operation..and a coal tender ...
I just wondering if it would be possible for a fuel oil operation ...kinda like a house boiler ,but instead of steam heat ,the steam would drive the wet pistons ...I dunno just a thought ...interesting in any event .

Post by **stuartcnz** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:19 pm

My understanding is that steam cars used oil for fuel and steam trains that used oil were certainly built and used, as were steam turbine ships. So it is quite likely that the buses also ran on oil.

dburt · Post by **dburt** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:40 pm

I like the "Old Glory" bus, just imagine if that were coal fired, or even wood fired! Talk about eco-friendly and cheap to operate. Make a nice motorhome in the coach section, and you are set to go!

Dualfuel · Post by **Dualfuel** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:37 am

Walt Disney made a movie called One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing which featured a chase scene with a steam powered bus. I remember seeing one of the characters driving and one stoking.

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