The rebuilding took place at the salt river works in cape town and was based on the principles developed by argentinian mechanical. The is the ultimate book on steam locomotives, for modern times. The red devil is the iconic nickname that was given to sar class 25nc no 3450 after david wardale rebuilt it to become the sole member of class 26 in 1981. The south african railways class 26 484 of 1981, popularly known as the red devil, is a 484 steam locomotive which was rebuilt from a class 25nc locomotive by mechanical engineer david wardale from england while in the employ of the south african railways. Wardale started with an sar class 25nc 484 locomotive, no. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. He gives a detailed describtion of the problems he faced, and a very detailed technical look the the problems. Red devil and other tales from the age of steam by wardale, david at. The class 25nc noncondensing and class 25 condensing 484 northern type steam locomotives were designed by the south african railways sar under the direction of l. The rebuilding, performed at the salt river works in cape town, south africa, was based on the works of the argentinian mechanical engineer l. Wardale and his involvement with south african railways in the 1970s, an american attempt in the early 1980s to build a state of the art steam locomotive, and finally in china at the datong locomotive factory. Grubb, chief mechanical engineer of the sar from 1949 to 1954, in conjunction with henschel and son of kassel in germany who designed the condensing apparatus and the condensing tender of the class 25 sister locomotive.
At its core is davids telling of his work in south africa during the late 1970s and 1980s which led to the conversion of a 25nc 484 into the locomotive which became known as the red devil and was in a very small group of locomotives which were the worlds most efficient and powerful, on a weight to power output basis. In undertaking these modifications, wardale put into practice the principles of modern steam developed by the argentinean engineer livio dante porta. However, by bringing her back into service as a beacon of steam heritage in south africa, she will be used in a way that she can earn her keep. South africas red devil rooinek describes extensive modifications to improve performance of a south african railways class 25nc 484 steam locomotive. I am no engineer and cannot comment on the technical side of what is being done, but i can highlight areas of progress. A study of the authors development work on steam locomotives and the 25nc class in particular, on the south african railways. First mentioned wistfully in his book the red devil, what began as seemingly idle speculation by mr. The red devil and other tales from the age of steam abebooks. Steam locomotive project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He wrote a book about it and his other efforts to improve steam called oddly enough the red devil. The red devil and other tales from the age of steam camden. The 5at advanced technology steam locomotive is a conceptual design conceived by the british engineer david wardale, and first described in his definitive work on modern steam, the red devil and.
In the concluding chapter of his iconic book the red devil and other tales from the age of steam, wardale speculated on what a modernised version of the humble br standard class 5 460. The red devil has a 484 northerntype wheel arrangement. The core of this book is david wardales recounting of his work in south africa. Red boards, slight twist to spine, a vg copy in a dustwrapper. Red devil restoration final steam test and transfer youtube. Later on in the book he covers the ace project, and work in china.
The mighty red devil makes its return to the rails a. The 484 wheel arrangement was a progression from the 482 mountain type and, like the 284 berkshire and 464 hudson types, an example of the super power concept in steam locomotive design that made use of the larger firebox that could be supported by a fourwheel trailing truck, which allowed greater production of steam. The rebuilding took place at the salt river works in cape town and was based on the. Wanting the locomotive to create an impression with the general public and in strict contravention of sar policies, wardale painted his locomotive buffer beam red. Red devil reprint updated 18 january 2014 following negotiations between chris newman 5at webmaster, david wardale and adam harris, camden miniature steam is offering a new printrun of the book for sale. The red devil is a main line locomotive, therefore not of much use on branch lines or twisting and turning tracks. The conversion and following testing of red devil is described in davids book the red devil and other tales from the age of steam and is a must read for anyone who is interested in the design of modern steam locomotives.
R850 per adult r500 per child infants under 2 free duration. State of the art steam locomotive technology from the 1970s. Better known as the red devil because of its bright paint job, this 484 showed that. Red devil and other tales from the age of steam abebooks. Between 1973 and 1980, all but three of the condensing locomotives were converted to. The devil and his sisters featuring the red devil no. Modifications in mainline steam the red devil coalition.
Morning, following the discussion of the coal loader at leadville, as it was touched on in the excellent coal chute thread, i went back through my. General information for south african class 26 484 locomotive. So maybe csx has already run the experiment of operating a steam locomotive on their lines, both for advertising and for getting some data on whether reverting to steam is an answer to a future oilprice spike, and maybe by not restoring a locomotive, they are making an. It is, perhaps, not to difficult to guess the real identity of writer rooinek. A south african class 25 steam locomotive at hartswater, cape. This article first appeared in issue 963 of railway magazine, july 1981. May 26, 2019 in 1998, in his book the red devil and other tales from the age of steam, david wardale put forward the concept of a highspeed highefficiency super class 5 460 locomotive for future steam haulage of tour trains on british main lines. Advanced steam news coalition for sustainable rail. Jun 03, 2015 the 5at fundamental design calculations posted by paul milenkovic on wednesday, june 3, 2015 11. During its peak, the red devil had a maximum power output of 5030 hp at 100kmh.
The red devil and other tales from the age of steam is quite possibly the single most important book ever written on the steam locomotive. The south african railways class 26 484 of 1981, popularly known as the red devil, is a 484 steam locomotive. The red devil has been reprinted, contact publisher camden miniature as it is no longer on their website 25th august 2015. As his book reveals see below, wardale spent a very frustrating time. The 5at fundamental design calculations trains magazine. Wardale got the same task in south africa and build the red devil. The red devil is a class 26 locomotive which was rebuilt from a class 25nc in 1979, with the class 25nc originally being manufactured in 1953. The book was originally published by wardale himself, who produced a total of 2600 copies, in the first printing, 600 in. The core of this book is david wardales recounting of his work in south africa during the late 1970s the 1980s, which led to the conversion of a 25nc 484 into the locomotive which became known as the red devil one of a trio of locomotives which were the worlds most efficient and powerful on a weight to power output basis.
Should be david wardales the red devil and other tales from the age of steam. Train trip, a complimentary glass of jail break wine, grape stomping competition, 10% off any jail break wine purchase and a discount on breedemeat co. She was designed to run on the wideopen stretches of the karoo. So wardales bool describes his way to south africa, and his task on making the steam more efficient. Morning, following the discussion of the coal loader at leadville, as it was touched on in the excellent coal chute thread, i. Modern steam locomotive developments steam locomotives may be dead in the water as far as virtually every railway administration in the world is concerned, but a few dedicated individuals are still working on developments. Jul 21, 2016 south african railways sar class 26 number 3450 nicknamed the red devil, is the product of mechanical engineer david wardales 1981 rebuilding of a class 25nc 484 steam locomotive. It was nearly the case that red devil, 3450 came to port shepstone for remodification to original 26 class. Wellknown south african steam locomotive class 26 no. South african railways sar class 26 number 3450 nicknamed the red devil, is the product of mechanical engineer david wardales 1981 rebuilding of a class 25nc 484 steam locomotive.
The red devil and other tales from the age of steam by d. This engine was an experiment in 5at advanced technology steam locomotive by the british engineer david wardale. The red devil and other tales of the age of steam by david wardale has deservedly become a classic since its first publication in 1998. Apr 28, 2016 south african railways sar class 26 number 3450 nicknamed the red devil, is the product of mechanical engineer david wardales 1981 rebuilding of a class 25nc 484 steam locomotive.
Buy the red devil and other tales from the age of steam 2nd edition by wardale, david isbn. A south african class 25 steam locomotive at hartswater. In 1998, in his book the red devil and other tales from the age of steam, 95 david wardale put forward the concept of a high speed, high efficiency super class 5 460 locomotive for future steam haulage of tour trains on british main lines. Between 1953 and 1955, the south african railways placed fifty class 25nc steam locomotives with a 484 northern type wheel arrangement in service. The book was originally published by wardale himself, who produced a total of 2600 copies, in the first printing, 600 in the second and in the third. The 5at fundamental design calculations posted by paul milenkovic on wednesday, june 3, 2015 11. Porta developed a steam locomotive, with a nearly unbelievable performance.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy red devil and other tales from the age of steam 1st by wardale, david isbn. Steam locomotive pjs tractors devil south africa trains smoking african birthday sar red devil and class 25 condenser 1986. The red devil and other tales from the age of steam. For anyone with an interest in modern steam this book is absolutely essential reading. Jul 08, 2018 correct, if you can get hold of the book the red devil and other tales from the age of steam by david wardale you can read about the trials and tribulations associated with this loco and others encountered with the rebuilding. For those that think modern steam has no relevance to them it is equally as essential reading. Red devil and other tales from the age of steam dave wardale on. The red devil and other tales from the age of steam by david wardale. In 1998, in his book the red devil and other tales from the age of steam, david wardale put forward the concept of a highspeed highefficiency super class 5 460 locomotive for future steam haulage of tour trains on british main lines. David wardals book red devil and other tales from the age of steam is also a must read. In those preinternet days nobody had told us about.
On weekends as per advertised dates, ceres rail company will be offering a day trip to the elgin railway market. Should be david wardales the red devil and other tales. The red devil and other tales from the age of steam by david wardale published by the author at pounds sterling 2795. Wardales classic book the red devil has been reprinted, contact publisher camden miniature as it is no longer on their website 25th august 2015 check out martyn banes modern steam gallery. Has anyone seen copies of david wardales the red devil and other tales from the age of steam for sale lately. Theres an interesting story of how he advanced steam technology if one cares to do a bit of research. Red devil run heritage railway trip from cape town to. The red devil and other tales from the age of steam on. Wardale grew into a fullblown, serious project to design and build a new steam locomotive. But only a test was build, and the engine was quickly withdraw from service and abandoned. Locomotives shown in action frequently exhibit long steam and smoke trails. Its been out of print for a while, but abebooks seems to have a. Wardate, upgraded 2 locomotives while working with the sar south african railroad.
Rather too much hand held camera and excessive wind noise, but hey ho, its amateur video. The class 26, popularly known as the red devil, is a 484 steam locomotive that had been rebuilt from a class 25nc locomotive, by mechanical engineer david wardale from england, who was working for the south african railways. South africas 484 red devil steams again trains magazine. May 27, 2018 the red devil is a main line locomotive, therefore not of much use on branch lines or twisting and turning tracks. Also note directly in front of her is a 25nc that was converted from a 25c condenser version since it has the extremely long tender behind it. The class 25nc was the noncondensing version of the class 25 condensing locomotive, of which ninety were placed in service at the same time. Probably the most advanced steam locomotive running in the world. From its initial mention in wardales book, the concept was elaborated upon in the septemberoctober 2000 issue of the magazine locomotives international.
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