[SEL] Alco-Vapour Engine

[Dave Croft]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Croft" <dave.croft at ntlworld.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Alco-Vapour Engine


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob Skinner" <rskinner at rustyiron.com>
> To: "Stationary-Engine ATIS" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Alco-Vapour Engine
> I found this advertisement in an old book I was given - "Brown's
> Nautical Almanac, 1928"  See:
> http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/56noddy/Alco-VaporLaunchresized.jpg
> 
> Crazy, baby.  Dig this:
> http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/POWER/petrol/petrol.htm
> Rob Skinner
> 
> Hi Rob, If you took one of these engines to a show would you have to follow 
> the steam safety rules?
> IE what does the word "steam" mean, liquidised water or any liquidised fluid?
> It would get plenty of interest if you had one.
> Dave Croft

Sorry. For "liquidized" read "Vapourized" 
I must mix more water with it. 8^)

Dave Croft
Warrington
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