Fowler's Ghost
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fowler-s-ghost-266-15563293
title:
Fowler's Ghost
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"Fowler's Ghost" is the nickname given to an experimental fireless 2-4-0 steam locomotive designed by John Fowler and built in 1861 for use on the Metropolitan Railway, London's first underground railway. The broad gauge locomotive used exhaust recondensing techniques and a large quantity of fire bricks to retain heat and prevent the emission of smoke and steam in tunnels. After trials on the Great Western Railway in 1861 and in London in 1862, the locomotive was considered a failure; on its fir
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%27s_Ghost
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2023-08-22T21:07:41Z
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