Originally Posted by
Sonofamechanic
Agreed….coal and potatoes…not a particularly ‘combustible cocktail’. …and all caused by brake/break failure….so we’ve come full circle…
It’s not the coal or potatoes.
I think it’s the boiler and maintaining a pressure. I think something can go wrong with steam engines where the pressure can shoot up and pop the boiler. I think this can lead to a catastrophic explosion.
I only vaguely understand how steam engines work from a model my dad had when I was a kid.