Talk:6-8-6
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Speed of turbines on the 6-8-6 There was a query about and alteration to article re; the speed of turbines rotating at 2,000 m.p.h. or 2,000 r.p.m. Verified the source, (Staufer, p. 240) and he says steam struck the turbines a 'speed of two thousand miles per hour', perhaps the turbines didn't rotate at that speed; but then many marine turbines rotate at 6,000 r.p.m and the 6-8-6 turbines were an adaptation of marine power plants (Staufer, p. 241). Unsure if a loco's steam turbine rotating at 2,000 r.p.m. would deliver sufficient horsepower to drive a train at 100 m.p.h. Staufer has a pic of the 6-8-6 turbine at p. 241. Tonyob 05:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
