A website I like

I thought I'd use a blog to talk about a website I find quite interesting.

http://www.douglas-self.com/index.htm

It's a part-personal, part educational site that started back in 1998. It still keeps a very old look, but the information on it is really unique. I have an interest in engineering-related stuff, particularly when it comes to trains. This website scratches that itch really well, which is what I'll be focusing on for the most part.

There's an entire section of the website dedicated to weird steam locomotives, which I find really interesting. Railways have a lot of history to them, with many unique designs for engines and the like. There's a lot of information on certain engines which seem to be very difficult to find information of, at least for someone who only knows English.

Take this engine, for example. It's an Egyptian steam motor locomotive; instead of having the big rods directly connected to the pistons, they used motors powered by steam. Four were built, deemed unsuccessful, and scrapped. At least, that's what the website says; there's very little information on this locomotive, with only a few photos of it in service, some drawings for when they were being built, and the actual motor setup alone at the factory.

There's all sorts of articles on weird engines like that. A 16-wheeled gear-powered logging locomotive, Prussian cab-forwards, the many unique Soviet locomotives, and more. It's very interesting stuff, and a unique way to preserve knowledge of these engines. As most of these engines have been scrapped, finding out more information on them is very difficult. 

I hope someone reading this checks out that website, because I find it really interesting. Thank you for reading!