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THE BERLINERWERKE GUEST APOCRYPHA

This page sponsored jointly (lots of 'em) by the
National Railway Hysterical Society
and the
National Muddle Railroad Association.

(Lighten up - they're spoofs!)

[See also the HO (1:87.1) Berlinerwerke saga or the Z (1:220) Berlinerwerke-Z saga
and Berlinerwerke Apocrypha (for tall tales of the Berlinerwerke, itself).]

Insanity doesn't run in my family, it just sort of dawdles along.

Because the Apocrypha and Guest Apocrypha indices exceeded the capacity of the individual pages, they are now presented in full on a separate Berlinerwerke Apocrypha Index (including the Guest Apocrypha Index). (03 Oct 06)

INDEX:

On the Berlinerwerke Guest Apocrypha Page 1:
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR FREIGHT ENGINES.
LEWELLEN NORTHERN GARRATTS.
CSXT AC100CBW and NSC CB100W-10 10,000 horsepower locos!
EMD SW-13 Switchers

On the Berlinerwerke Guest Apocrypha Page 2:
Parker Parodies - loco research by Karen Parker (moved to this page on 16 Jan 04).
Scott A. Bowman's SB Locomotives - Scott Squad Railroad.
Erick Anderson's Locomotives.

On this Berlinerwerke Guest Apocrypha Page 3:
Scott A. Bowman's SB Locomotives - Scott Squad Railroad (continued).
Jeffrey Mott's EMD TD60. (19 Aug 07)

Scott A. Bowman's SB Locomotives - Scott Squad Railroad
(continued from Guest Apocrypha Page 2)

Scott Bowman's been at it again; here's his "Atom Bomb" locomotive:

(02 Oct 06)

(2006 image by and © 2006 S. Bowman - all rights reserved)
[Thumbnailed image - click on picture for larger image]

A major user of ALCo's lateral motion devices!

After the initial success with the Quantum Thruster; engineers at SB Locomotives, Incorporated, set out to design a locomotive based upon the same Hafnium-178 power plant. With this decision, two design parameters were established: (A) The locomotive would not use a turbine as its prime mover; and (B) the locomotive must have a higher horsepower rating than The Quantum Thruster. And so, the engineers spent countless hours toiling over their drawing boards, and finally produced a radical new locomotive. The new locomotive was based on traditional reciprocating steam locomotive mechanics, but also incorporated an electrical drive system for certain axles. Due to its immense size and nuclear power plant, the locomotive was code named "The Atom Bomb".

The Atom Bomb is a 4-16-8 steam locomotive with a two piece, articulated tender. The four axles underneath the cab, and all fifteen axles underneath the tender, are powered by electric traction motors. A computer monitoring system keeps tender wheel slippage to a minimum. There is no reason for a firebox with a Hafnium power plant, so that area has been replaced by a pair of generators powered by a low-pressure turbine that runs off of exhaust steam traveling to the condenser unit.

Although parts have been collected for constructing such a unit, nothing has come of the project. After initially designing the unit, SB engineers had an idea of a way to use the entire power of The Atom Bomb. Their plan called for an elevated four-track mainline that would contain no curves whatsoever {other than vertical - SB,III}. How would this be accomplished? By having it encircle the Earth. It would not obstruct roadways in any manner, thus increasing safety; and would cross the ocean on bridges high enough to allow ocean ships to sail beneath. Based out of Washington, DC, it would pass between Europe and Africa, and cut through the heart of Asia. Rail lines would spread from stations along the World Rail Ring to further connect people to the new service.

Both plans are being revised at the moment to minimize any safety hazards. The World Rail Ring is an incredibly vast project, and it must be almost guaranteed to be completely safe for it to be entirely effective. SB Locomotives, Incorporated is now seeking government and international support for both projects.

{Rots of ruck! - SB,III}

I'm pleased to see that Scott maintains a strong family resemblance in his work; here's an early effort I hadn't bothered to post but it makes a nice comparison - the Megaton A-1 Class 4-10-6 Dual-Purpose Steam Locomotive:

(2005 image by and © 2005 S. Bowman - all rights reserved)
[Thumbnailed image - click on picture for larger image]

Jeffrey A. Mott built a locomotive based on the front 2/3 of one Athearn DD40 and the rear 2/3 of another. On his version, he spliced together several of the original DD40 bodies to create what he calls the EMD TD60 (triple-diesel) locomotive. He claims the paint job still leaves a bit to be desired [you couldn't prove it by me - a litle touch up and relettering and there it is - SB,III} and the handrail stanchions on the right side are not all there [hey, I'm not all there, either!], he thought I might find his rendition interesting:

(19 Aug 07)

(2007 images by and © 2007 J. A. Mott - all rights reserved)
[Click on thumbnailed images for larger images]

Interesting? How could I, the creator of the DDP45 so long ago (and its ilk since) not find the TD60 interesting? I LOVE it!

Not just the concept, which I, perforce, have to admire, but the work entailed; look at Jeff's craftsmanship:

These two details are a bit blurred but show how Jeffrey installed shelves for body-mounting the couplers:

Yes, Jeff, I find this model very interesting indeed (which is why I have devoted so much space to it - thanks)!

See the biography of Constance Brontë (1816 - 1856) for the story of her 4-14-4 "Impediment" class loco, "Feculent", with 11' drivers!

More tales precede on BW Guest Apocrypha Page 1.

More tales will follow (hopefully - contributions are always welcome).

See also the HO (1:87.1) Berlinerwerke saga or the Z (1:220) Berlinerwerke-Z saga
and Berlinerwerke Apocrypha, et seq., (for tall tales of the Berlinerwerke, itself).

If you like this sort of nonsense, take a gander at Jim Wells' incredible

and at the AW NUTS Magazine site, "A Publication of the A.W. N.U.T.S. Garden Railway Society".

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