Modern Steam
AN ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVE TO DIESEL TRACTION
BENEFITS OF MODERN STEAM
One man operation for steam locomotives
Remote-controlled steam engines for ships
Light-oil firing with clean and spark free combustion
High thermal efficiency of engine and boiler
Modular concept
Modern manufacturing allows for exchangeable parts
Latest bearing technology reduces maintenance and protects the environment
Electric preheating device enables unattended heating up of steam boilers
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20-year anniversary of DLM
Dampflokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik DLM AG celebrated its 20th anniversary on 29 August this year. The company history is summarized in the chapter "about us". On the occasion of this anniversary it was planned to travel from Schaffhausen to Chur with our modernized steam locomotive 52 8055 and to change there to a connecting train pulled by the likewise modernized steam locomotive "Heidi". Corona prevented this. Therefore we created a new homepage for the anniversary.
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PROJECT OF THE NEW PADDLE STEAMER FOR THE UPPER RHINE MAKES PROGRESS
DLM is currently working on the engineering and design of a new remote-controlled two-cylinder compound condensing steam engine and an automatic boiler with a C02-neutral biomass firing system. The contract had been placed by a Swiss society named Pro Dampfer aiming to build an all-new paddle steamer for the upper Rhine between the Swiss town Schaffhausen and the German town Konstanz.
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SS SPIEZ: COMMISSIONING OF THE STEAM BOILER
The brand new steam boiler of the screw steamer SS SPIEZ has been commissioned at the BLS shipyard in Thun as from March 9 to 11, 2020. By means of its electric preheating device located next to the boiler in the boiler room, the boiler was previously preheated electrically to 8 bar. In the afternoon of March 9 the oil burner has been ignited for the first time, followed by the usual commissioning and test procedures.
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NEW PRODUCTION OF BOILER SAFETY VALVES FOR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
The Pop-type boiler safety valves, which were first produced in an improved form for the new rack-and-pinion steam locomotives built in 1992 /96, are also produced for other steam locomotives as required. In the meantime, more than 30 valves are in use in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Now a further series is being produced. Interested parties can join this order and benefit from the resulting lower prices.
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Installation of the new steam engine for SS Spiez
Hardly arrived at the shipyard, the new steam engine was installed in the engine room of the screw steamer. Photo Roger Waller
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New Steam Engine for Screw Steamer SS Spiez delivered
On September 16, 2019, the new steam engine was shipped to the BLS shipyard in Thun, where it arrived safely the same day. Shortly before, on September 12, it was again operated with steam for customers, see video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EmvZid8Hm0
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Oil Firing of Steam Locomotive "Heidi" improved
When the Na-class steam locomotive 14A of the Australian Puffing Billy Railway had been converted to oil firing, much progress has been made regarding the elimination of the occasional "rumbling" noises. These findings have now been applied to the oill firing of "Heidi". Before this little conversion it was possible but rather tricky to avoid the rambling. The picture taken by Georg Trüb shows the test train on September 11, 2019 between Zernez and Samedan.
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Neues Buch zur Baureihe 52
Das kürzlich erschienene Buch zur Geschichte der Baureihe 52: https://eisenbahnfachbuch.de/buecher-vorbild/bildbaende/207/kriegslokomotive-k52 enthält auch drei Kapitel von Dipl. Masch.-Ing. ETH Roger Waller zu den 52-ern mit Wellrohrkessel, über den Rollenlagerumbau der auf Fahrwerken der Baureihe 52 basierenden Klimaschneepflügen und der Modernisierung der…
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SUCCESSFUL TEST OF THE NEW STEAM ENGINE FOR SS SPIEZ
The all-new steam engine for the screw steam ship SS Spiez of Lake Thun nears completion and has recently been sucessfully tested on compressed air and steam, see: https://youtu.be/e1MtoExDfhQ
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