Model-III Yorigsov Locomotive By Imperator-Zor Watch

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Malnov Yorigsov is among the most successful infrastructural defectors. A trained Engineer, soon after completing his training he smuggled himself out of the Coldlands with a payload of Engineering textbooks, blueprints and manuals. Soon afterwards he found employment for the Emperor of Allergon in 19 IA and for the last 17 has overseen the creation of numerous machines from firearms to machine tools, designed a few machines, translated infrastructural textbooks into Allergonian, helped manage fifteen other infrastructural engineers and technicians which defected and built up a personal fortune by setting up a mechanized plant processing wool in addition to his wages for service to the Emperor. Among the areas in which he is involved is the application of steam power for transportation. Mostly this has been in the area of steam powered river barges, though he has also done some work with steam locomotives.



His first full sized locomotive was completed in 27 IA and was put to work on a track for dockworks in Enpirisberg hauling heavy freight for eight months before it was derailed due to some design faults that were mostly attributed unapproved modifications made by the artisans during construction. His second steam locomotive was built in 29 IA and worked well for sixteen months (during which time three more locomotives were built based off it's design) until it's boiler exploded after it's engine overheated from being overstoked. The Model-III was completed in 32 IA after some considerable revisions. So far it has been the most successful non Infrastructural locomotive.



The Model-III locomotive weighs in at 12.2 tonnes and can attain a speed of 40km/h. It also is the first non infrastructural locomotive to have a safety valve. It's gauge is five feet and it has six wheels in a 2-2-2 configuration (A non powered axle in the front, a powered axle in the middle and a non powered axle in the rear). It's boiler is notable for being wooden, a feature done to keep costs down inspired by the two earliest Infrastructural prototypes locomotives used as testbeds, coal haulers, shunters and training machines. Much of the rest of it is cast iron.



So far about 130 kilometers of cast iron rails have been laid in the empire around the capital city of Enperisberg and Norgensport. In 35 IA the first non Infrastructural passenger line was created, leading from the capital to Harensdorl some 32 kilometers long. This was done in part because the Crown Princes' castle of Elricshal is a mere two kilometers away from the line and thus allowing the prince and his servants easy access to both settlemnts. Working this line is the locomotive Malinda (named after Malnov's wife), the fifth model-III locomotive to be built. Expansion of the rail network continues, although the funding for said efforts is limited. Outside the Empire, several dwarvish states are experimenting with a number of railways for their mining operations, adapting their old steam powered mine pumps to pull payloads, though they lack the resources of the Empire. In the Serene Republic Venoan inventors have been working on a variety of steam locomotives, but so far have only managed to have two kilometers of rail laid in a quarry due to political reasons.

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