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Click on the links below to find all the technical information. Some items on this page are also available as PDF files which are suitable for printing. To view these files you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. See also the Mutual Improvement Class page for details of forthcoming classes. The Boiler Details of boiler construction. Injectors Find out how water is fed to the boiler. Combustion The mysteries of coal and how to burn it efficiently Principles of Good Firing Some good basic advice for trainees. Printable version. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Valves and Pistons How the steam is put to work. Valves and Pistons MIC presentation Valves and Pistons MIC Handout Stephenson's Valve Gear The mysteries unravelled. Walshaert's Valve Gear An explanation which includes an animation. Try our Walschaarts valve gear quiz, how much do you know? Valve Gear Download Charles Dockstader's famous Valve Gear Download for Windows or MS-Dos. All the valve gears you can imagine, working on your computer screen! Highly recommended. Lubrication Hints and Tips Written by the Loco Dept Manager. The Vacuum Brake You can make it go, but do you know how to stop it? Introduction to the Steam Locomotive A booklet originally produced for K&ESR trainee firemen is reproduced here. Duties of Drivers, Firemen and Cleaners Does what it says on the tin! Printable version. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) K&ESR Water Treatment. An article by K&ESR Loco Department expert Chris Greatley about the benefits of the reverse osmosis system installed at Rolvenden. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) If the above doesn't answer your questions try these sites: - Trainweb Railway Technical Pages Trainweb is the biggest rail site on the web. Masses of links to technical information. UK Heritage Railways Technical Pages Good site for some more technical stuff, well worth a look. How a steam railway engine works Pages with interesting photos from the Mid Hants Railway. If you know of any other good technical sites e-mail the Webmaster to have them included here. If the internet can't satisfy you, why not resort to old fashioned books? These are just a few recommended books. Locomotive valves and Valve Gears by Yoder and Wharen. Published by Camden Miniature Steam Services, 13 High street Rode, Nr Bath, Somerset. BA3 6NZ. Tip, Send for a Camden catalogue. It's full of interesting steam books! Locomotive Management Cleaning-Driving-Maintenance by Jas. T. Hodgson ad Chas. S. Lake. My copy is a 1948 edition but various versions can still be found second hand. 
Steam Locomotion by Edward Cecil Poultney, OBE. Published by the Caxton Publishing Company. Mine was published in 1951. Two volumes with tons of information and superb diagrams. Locomotives by A.M. Bell, originally published by Virtue. Two volumes, mine is a 1948 version! Handbook For Steam Locomotive Enginemen published by the British Transport Commission in 1957. Also often known as "The Black Book" Widely regarded as the enginemen's bible. This book has recently been re-printed by Ian Allan so may still be available. Raising Steam by Dennis Griffiths. Published by Patrick Stephens Ltd in 1980. Steam Locomotive Lubrication by Peter W. Skelton. Published by MIC Publications, 16 Thurlow Way, Barrow-in-Furness. LA14 5XP. The Engine Drivers Manual by Brian Topping. Published by OPC £18.99. A splendid book for anyone climbing the footplate promotion ladder. Steam Locomotive Restoration and Preservation by D.W. Harvey. This book contains knowledge and experience gained over half a century of the authors working life maintaining and running steam locos. Published by David and Charles. Locomotive Boilers by Alan Haigh. Available from the author at 2 Foster Close, Morley, Leeds. LS27 9NH. Extremely good value at £10. Red for Danger by L T C Rolt is not strictly a technical book but should be essential reading for anyone embarking on a railway career. This is the standard book on railway accidents, their causes and steps taken to avoid them. Highly recommended.
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