Feasibility Study regarding the formation of a Steam Locomotive Development Company to produce advanced technology Second Generation Steam (SGS) Locomotives. Undertaken and compiled by the 5AT Group 2001 - 2010.
The Feasibility Study covers some 230 A4 pages of which only the first 24 contain the the study itself. The remaining 200-odd pages are comprised of sixteen supporting Appendices as follows:
- Appendix 1: 21st Century Steam, The Day of Modern Steam Traction, (paper by L.D.Porta, 1997).
- Appendix 2: Technical Advances that Improve the Performance, Maintenance and Reliability of Modern Steam Locos.
- Appendix 3: Engineering Specification for the Proposed Class 5AT 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive.
- Appendix 4: The Fundamental Design Calculations.
- Appendix 5: Simulations of 5AT performance.
- Appendix 6: Estimated costs of development of the Demonstrator 5AT Locomotive.
- Appendix 7: Feasibility of Steam Traction for Coal Haulage in Developing Countries.
- Appendix 8: Advanced Technology Steam Freight Locomotive.
- Appendix 9: The 8AT – A Discussion of Alternative Design Strategies.
- Appendix 10: Market estimate for Advanced Technology Freight Locomotives in Coal Haulage work.
- Appendix 11: Estimated Profitability Potential of a Hypothetical 5AT Rail Cruise Organisation.
- Appendix 12: Review of Carbon Neutral Fuels with Potential for Use in Modern Steam Locomotives.
- Appendix 13: Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Emission Footprints for Different Railway Traction Systems.
- Appendix 14: Sample estimates of post-development pre-tax profitability (from the business model).
- Appendix 15 Design Processes and Methods.
- Appendix 16: Recruitment and Training of the Engineering Design and Project Management Team.
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