Well, 'history's a mystery' as they say...
It's better to look ahead anyway, e.g. here
Class 60 diesel locomotive to be converted to steam turbine operation | Railway Gazette International

Looks like Werner Jeggli's Dampfsprinter loco was ahead ot its time

Michael

 

There is a description of Mr. Wada's steam turbine locomotive.
www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,2471153
tplibrary.seesaa.net/article/433736586.html
xc68040.seesaa.net/article/436944698.html

 

Thank you very much for the links, Kikansha !
Most interesting are the Japanese websites (online translation tools have improved a lot).

At present, I am buidling a train of ore cars for my Swedish turbine loco, which has backstaged any new turbine project.
I am thinking of a steam turbine electric loco with a flash steam boiler following either the class 60 conversion above, or W. Stanier's doomed LMS project of the 1930's... unfortunately even after retirement my day still has only 24 hours

Michael

 

I'm honored to have been of help.
Wada steam turbines may be offered at auction.
And I saw it being sold at a long-established model shop more than 10 years ago.
I can assist with any research into Wada turbines in Japan.

aucfree.com/search?from=2015-06&o=t2&q=%E5%92%8C%E7%94%B0%E3%80%80%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3&to=2024-12

 

It may be helpful
modelengineeringwebsite.com/Steam_turbine_rotors.html
modelengineeringwebsite.com/Pennsylvania_turbine_loco_1.html
www.jmc-vapeur.fr/Turbines/index.php
ia800906.us.archive.org/5/items/modelsteamturbin00harrrich/modelsteamturbin00harrrich.pdf

 

WADA Works Steam Turbine

WADA Works Steam Turbine

www.paddleducks.co.uk

http://www.c-able.ne.jp/~kyo-ya/terbin01.htm

 

Again, thank you very much, Kikansha !
The first two links point to the work of my friend Werner Jeggli. I look forward to meeting him and his locos again at the trainexpo.ch show near Zürich in May. We are going to have a stand at the show and demonstrate our turbine locomotives (Werner's locos will be operated by Heinrich Schartner, since Werner's eyesight has deteriorated).
The third link is really new to me.
Well, the fourth link would have saved me some money Just yesterday, I received the reprint of this classic book from TEE Publishing.
It is good to have created some interest in this topic.
Michael

 

Werner's article is very helpful.

MAKING MINIATURE STEAM TURBINE ROTORS
modelengineeringwebsite.com/Steam_turbine_rotors.html

What about these?
This Tiny Coal-Fired Steam Turbine Locomotive Actually Works
www.thedrive.com/news/this-tiny-coal-fired-steam-turbine-locomotive-actually-works

www.16mm.org.uk/2017/07/01/july-2017-a-turbine-loco/
www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/topic/model-turbines/

 

Mr Jeggli had an article in Garden Railways magazine, February 2017 on his LMS steam turbine locomotive. The gear ratio is 1:84. One steam jet, 0.80mm at 50 PSI

 

Thank you Kikansha, again very interesting links.
To be honest, my interest in turbo-electric locomotives has cooled down a bit. Why? At the Trainexpo.ch (see thread) it was clear: to arouse interest some kind of acoustic and visual action is necessary. The former is always given with a turbine with its special sound, the latter only if something of the mechanics remains recognizable, which is missing with turbo-electric locomotives.
Michael

 

Thank you again, Kikansha!
To reignite my interest in the topic, I treated myself to a Wilesco turbine.


Michael

 

About turbines locomotives for gauge one, the G1MRA published a book on the subject available on their site. Werner Jeggli contributed quite a lot of data.

 

Unfortunately, Werner's latest turbine developments — which, according to his friend Heinrich Schartner, are the best and most efficient — are not covered in the book. Nor have they been implemented in a locomotive. What a pity!

Michael