The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) No. 6399 Fury was an unsuccessful British experimental express passenger locomotive. The intention was to save fuel by using high-pressure steam, which is thermodynamically more efficient than low-pressure steam.

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) No. 6399 "Fury" was an unsuccessful British experimental express passenger locomotive. The intention was to save fuel by using high-pressure steam, which is thermodynamically more efficient than low-pressure steam.

Fury is notorious among British prototype locomotives for a tube failure that killed one of the technical staff on the footplate. Left: Fury in steam. Inspection plates above the high-pressure drum can be seen.

Jul 24, 2018 · Moving onto a lost London Midland and Scottish Railway designed locomotive, this week’s Lost Class article looks No.6399 Fury, a one-off experimental engine. The designing and building of 6399 “Fury” was the result of a collaboration between the LMS and The Superheater Company in 1929.

Nov 17, 2023 · LMS steam locomotive No.6399 “Fury” – Lost Class. by the goodly Jamie Duggan. for detailed explication; & it's also my source of the images.

In 1935, number 6399 “Fury” was built as an experimental locomotive with a high-pressure boiler based on the Royal Scot. It was a three-cylinder compound, but was later rebuilt to a similar level as the Royal Scot, only with a more modern boiler that tapered towards the front.

Jun 6, 2008 · The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) No. 6399 Fury was an unsuccessful British experimental express passenger locomotive. The intention was to save fuel by using high-pressure steam, which is thermodynamically more efficient than low …

LMS 6399 Fury, built in 1929, was an unsuccessful experimental prototype locomotive with a high-pressure, water tube boiler and compound 3-cylinder drive, based on the Royal Scot. It was rebuilt by William Stanier in 1935 with a Type 2 conventional boiler …